Ōkimi (Great King of Yamato)

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Ōkimi (Great King of Yamato) was the ancient sovereign title used by early Japanese rulers of the Yamato polity before the later adoption of the imperial title Tennō.

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Label Occurrences
Ōkimi (Great King of Yamato) canonical 1
Ōkimi (Yamato king) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese royal title
ancient Japanese office
head-of-state title
sovereign title
associatedWith Yamato kingship
Yamato state formation NERFINISHED
uji-kabane system
country Yamato polity NERFINISHED
culturalContext early Japanese state formation
domain Yamato court NERFINISHED
evidenceType Chinese and Korean historical records
inscriptions on ancient Japanese artifacts
followedBy Tennō NERFINISHED
governmentForm centralized chiefdom
early Japanese monarchy
hasGenderAssociation primarily male title
hasTitleHolder Keitai Ōkimi NERFINISHED
Yūryaku Ōkimi NERFINISHED
holderRole military leader of Yamato
political leader of Yamato
religious leader of Yamato
language Japanese
literalMeaning Great King
nativeLabel 大王 NERFINISHED
politicalFunction centralization of authority in Yamato
unification of regional clans
positionInHierarchy supreme ruler of Yamato
precededBy local chieftain titles
recognizedBy regional chieftains in Japan
region Japanese archipelago
Yamato Province NERFINISHED
relatedConcept Kimi (local lord)
Tennō NERFINISHED
Yamato court NERFINISHED
religiousAssociation Shinto rituals of the Yamato court
replacedBy Tennō NERFINISHED
scopeOfAuthority Kinai region NERFINISHED
central and western Honshū
script kanji
successorTitle Tennō NERFINISHED
timePeriod Asuka period (early phase) NERFINISHED
Kofun period NERFINISHED
titleType hereditary monarchy title
transliteration Ōkimi
usedBy early Japanese rulers
rulers of the Yamato polity
usedIn ancient Japan NERFINISHED
usedUntil introduction of the Tennō title in the late 7th century

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tennō predecessorInstitution Ōkimi (Great King of Yamato)
kuni no miyatsuko local rulers subordinateTo Ōkimi (Great King of Yamato)
subject surface form: kuni no miyatsuko
this entity surface form: Ōkimi (Yamato king)