Yamato dynasty

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The Yamato dynasty is the imperial lineage that has traditionally ruled Japan, forming the world’s oldest continuing hereditary monarchy and serving as a central symbol of Japanese statehood and culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary monarchy
imperial dynasty
ruling house
associatedInstitution Imperial Household Agency
associatedWith Imperial House of Japan
Yamato court
Yamato period
characteristic unbroken imperial line (traditional view)
world’s oldest continuing hereditary monarchy
constitutionalRole symbol of the State and of the unity of the people
continent Asia
country Japan
culturalRole guardian of Shinto ritual and shrines
patron of court literature and arts
currentHead Emperor Naruhito
linked to: Naruhito
eraSpanned Asuka period
linked to: Yamato period

Edo period
Heian period
Heisei period
linked to: Heisei

Kamakura period
Kofun period
Meiji period
linked to: Meiji era

Muromachi period
Nara period
Reiwa period
linked to: Reiwa

Shōwa period
linked to: Showa era

Taishō period
linked to: Taisho era
ethnicGroup Yamato Japanese
linked to: Yamato
founder Emperor Jimmu (legendary)
linked to: Emperor Jimmu
governmentForm monarchy
hasCapital Kyoto (historical)
linked to: Kyoto

Nara (historical)
linked to: Nara

Tokyo (modern)
linked to: Tokyo
hasFemaleRulers yes (historically several reigning empresses)
hasTitle Emperor of Japan
Tennō
historicalCenter Yamato Province
influencedBy Chinese imperial models
Korean peninsular states
linked to: Korean kingdoms
language Japanese
legalStatus recognized in the Constitution of Japan
locatedIn Japanese archipelago
powerStructure often nominal sovereignty under shogunates
practices patrilineal succession (traditional)
previousHead Emperor Akihito
linked to: Akihito

Emperor Hirohito
religion Buddhism
Shinto
role center of Japanese court culture
symbol of Japanese national unity
symbol of Japanese statehood
startTime 3rd century CE (traditional scholarly estimate)
660 BCE (traditional mythological date)
Kofun period
successorForm Imperial Household of Japan
symbol Chrysanthemum Throne
Imperial Seal of Japan
Three Sacred Treasures of Japan
usesDynasticName Yamato

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House of Kuni associatedDynasty Yamato dynasty
Prince Takamatsu house Yamato dynasty
Takamado family monarchicHouse Yamato dynasty
Prince Kuni Kuniyoshi dynasty Yamato dynasty
Ise Grand Shrine associatedWith Yamato dynasty
Imperial succession appliesToDynasty Yamato dynasty
Prince Masahito nobleFamily Yamato dynasty
睦仁 house Yamato dynasty
Prince of Japan historicalAssociation Yamato dynasty
Prince Hisahito of Akishino dynasty Yamato dynasty
subject linked to: Prince of Akishino
Tennō dynasty Yamato dynasty
Imperial court of Japan associatedWith Japanese monarchy
linked to: Yamato dynasty
Emperor Kōmei house Yamato dynasty
Emperor Kōmei dynasty Yamato dynasty
Takamado associatedWith Japanese monarchy
linked to: Yamato dynasty
Takamado dynasty Yamato dynasty
Yamato people associatedWithDynasty Yamato dynasty
subject linked to: Yamato
House of Asaka associatedDynasty Yamato dynasty
Princess Akishino house Yamato dynasty
Crown Prince of Japan memberOf Yamato dynasty
Emperor Ōjin associatedWith Yamato dynasty
Kōjun Kōgō notableFamily Yamato dynasty
Prince Kuni Asahiko hasDynasticHouse Yamato dynasty
Prince Kuni Asahiko belongsToTradition Japanese monarchy
linked to: Yamato dynasty
Empress Genmei dynasty Yamato dynasty
Hisahito memberOfDynasty Yamato dynasty
Emperor Nintoku dynasty Yamato dynasty
Emperor Go-Toba house Yamato dynasty
Shoku Nihongi primaryFocus Yamato imperial court
linked to: Yamato dynasty
Emperor Monmu dynasty Yamato dynasty
Higashifushimi dynasty Yamato dynasty
House of Fushimi-no-miya dynasty Yamato dynasty
Prince Fushimi Kuniie nobleFamily Yamato dynasty
Empress Genshō house Yamato dynasty
Empress Genshō dynasty Yamato dynasty
Emperor Shōmu dynasty Yamato dynasty
Prince Fushimi Sadanaru dynasty Yamato dynasty
Kemmu era associatedDynasty Yamato dynasty
Kujō family associatedWithInstitution Imperial Court of Japan
linked to: Yamato dynasty
Ōkimi associatedWith Yamato kingship
linked to: Yamato dynasty
Shōken Kōtaigō dynasty Yamato dynasty
Fujiwara clan relatedDynasty Yamato dynasty
Emperor Kameyama dynasty Yamato dynasty
Akishino dynasty Yamato dynasty
Princess Arisugawa Yoriko dynasty Yamato dynasty
Fushimi-no-miya head belongsToDynasty Yamato dynasty
Chokusaisha recognizedBy Imperial Court of Japan
linked to: Yamato dynasty