House of Yamato

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hereditary monarchy imperial dynasty royal house

The House of Yamato is Japan’s imperial dynasty, traditionally regarded as the world’s oldest continuing hereditary monarchy.

Aliases (2)

Yamato Japanese ×1
Yamato court ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	hereditary monarchy → imperial dynasty → royal house →
alliedInstitution	Imperial Household Agency →
alsoKnownAs	Imperial House of Japan → Japanese imperial family → Yamato dynasty →
associatedReligion	State Shinto (historical) →
capitalCurrent	Tokyo →
capitalHistoric	Heian-kyō → Yamato Province →
continent	Asia →
continuityStatus	oldest continuing hereditary monarchy in the world →
country	Japan →
countryRole	imperial house of Japan →
culturalRole	symbol of Japanese continuity and tradition →
currentHeadTitle	Emperor of Japan →
dynasticType	patrilineal dynasty →
governanceChange	lost political sovereignty after World War II →
governingDocumentModern	Imperial Household Law of Japan →
governingSystemHistorical	absolute monarchy →
governingSystemModern	constitutional monarchy →
historicalLegitimacyBasis	mythological descent from sun goddess Amaterasu →
languageCurrentlyUsed	Japanese →
languageTraditionallyUsed	Classical Japanese →
legalStatusModern	symbol of the unity of the people →
monarchTitle	Emperor of Japan → Empress of Japan →
mythologicalAncestor	Amaterasu →
notablePeriod	Heian period → Heisei period → Meiji period → Nara period → Reiwa period → Shōwa period → Yamato period →
recognizedBy	Constitution of Japan →
region	East Asia →
reignType	hereditary →
religiousAffiliationTraditional	Buddhism → Shinto →
residenceCurrent	Tokyo Imperial Palace →
residenceHistoric	Kyoto Imperial Palace →
roleInState	ceremonial head of state of Japan →
successionType	agnatic succession (traditional) →
symbol	Chrysanthemum Seal → Imperial Seal of Japan →
traditionalFounder	Emperor Jimmu →
traditionalFoundingDate	660 BC →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Akihito → Emperor Meiji → Emperor Taishō → Masako Owada → Princess Kiko → Yoshihito →	house
Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino → Michiko → Princess Shigeko →	memberOf
Princess Kazuko ("Yamato Japanese") →	ethnicGroup
Yamato period ("Yamato court") →	hasCentralGovernment
Emperor Hirohito →	memberOfDynasty
Princess Takako →	royalHouse