Tianzi
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Tianzi is the traditional Chinese title meaning "Son of Heaven," used to denote the supreme ruler and divinely sanctioned sovereign of imperial China.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heavenly Son (Tianzi) | 1 |
| Tianzi canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese imperial title
ⓘ
monarchical title ⓘ political concept ⓘ |
| altLabel |
Son of Heaven
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Son of Heaven (Chinese title) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tian Zi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tian-tzu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mandate of Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | concept of Heaven (Tian) ⓘ |
| category |
Chinese honorific titles
ⓘ
Imperial titles ⓘ Titles of national or ethnic leadership ⓘ |
| centralConceptIn |
Chinese theory of rulership
ⓘ
Confucian political thought ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | regional kings and lords ⓘ |
| denotes |
divinely sanctioned sovereign
ⓘ
supreme ruler of China ⓘ |
| domain |
Chinese imperial ideology
ⓘ
Chinese political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInfluenceOn |
East Asian political titles
ⓘ
concept of divine kingship in East Asia ⓘ |
| hasRole |
highest political authority
ⓘ
highest religious authority in traditional China ⓘ mediator between Heaven and humans ⓘ |
| higherRankThan |
Bo (Count)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gong (Duke) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hou (Marquis) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nan (Baron) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wang (King) NERFINISHED ⓘ Zi (Viscount) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implies |
cosmic order and moral authority
ⓘ
legitimacy granted by Heaven ⓘ |
| label | Tianzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
cosmological legitimacy
ⓘ
ritual authority ⓘ sacrifice to Heaven ⓘ |
| meaning | Son of Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Western Zhou period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | title Wang (King) in Zhou context ⓘ |
| script | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Han dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ subsequent Chinese dynasties ⓘ |
| usedBy | Chinese emperors ⓘ |
| usedIn | Imperial China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Heavenly Son (Tianzi)