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Chinese nobility

The nobility of China represented the upper strata of aristocracy in premodern China, acting as the ruling class until the late seventh to ninth centuries during the Tang dynasty, and remaining a significant feature of the traditional social structure until the end of the imperial period.

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Two crownings and three respects

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Sovereign and ruling family ranks

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Other historical Chinese titles

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Chinese nobility

Nodes120
Edges119
Triples5
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016667
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titles emperor dynasty chinese title imperial political noble ranks zhou system also social royal period official sovereign term rulers later

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wanginstance ofthey could be subordinate to foreign emperors just as territorial or tribal sovereign Mongol khans might be subject to one of several Khagans or Great khans.Some Chinese emperor…0.80text
a term for king or princeinstance ofthey could be subordinate to foreign emperors just as territorial or tribal sovereign Mongol khans might be subject to one of several Khagans or Great khans.Some Chinese emperor…0.80text
although the sovereignty of such relatives was limitedinstance ofthey could be subordinate to foreign emperors just as territorial or tribal sovereign Mongol khans might be subject to one of several Khagans or Great khans.Some Chinese emperor…0.80text
Yiwanginstance ofleaders could also be referred to by names0.80text
Tonghouinstance ofbut with different titles0.80text

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