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  2. Chinese nobility - Wikipedia

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    Qin Shi Huang, founder of the Qin dynasty, created the title of Huangdi, which is translated as "emperor" in English.. The nobility of China represented the upper strata of aristocracy in premodern China, acting as the ruling class until c. 1000 CE, and remaining a significant feature of the traditional social structure until the end of the imperial period.

  3. Chinese noble titles in the imperial period - Wikipedia

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    During imperial China (221 BCE – CE 1911), a wide variety of noble titles were granted. Some of these were hereditary; an overlapping subset were honorary. At the beginning of imperial China, the administration of territory was growing out of the older fengjian system, and the central government asserting more control over the old aristocracy.

  4. Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty - Wikipedia

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    "Beizi" ("beise") is the plural form of "beile", but since 1636, "beile" and "beizi" were used to refer to two different ranks of nobility. The four ranks above were granted solely to direct male-line descendants of the Emperor. These titles below were granted to cadet lines of the imperial clan. Feng'en zhenguo gong (ᡴᡝᠰᡳ ᠪᡝ

  5. List of Chinese empresses and queens - Wikipedia

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    Name Birth Became Queen Ceased to be Queen Death Spouse Tai Si: c. 12th century BC: 1099 BC 1050 BC ... Chinese nobility; Ranks of imperial consorts in China;

  6. Nine-rank system - Wikipedia

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    The upper ranks were 1 − the highest — to 3, the middle were 4 to 6, and the lower were 7 to 9. Each rank had two classes − standard and secondary − for 18 steps. From the Northern Wei to before the Northern Song, classes from ranks 4 to 9 were further divided into upper and lower grades for 30 steps. [9]

  7. Imperial Chinese harem system - Wikipedia

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    For the imperial noble consort given posthumous name, it uses their honor names (封号; fēnghào) and added one character (either initial or last). [45] An emperor would be careful when promoting an imperial consort to the rank of imperial noble consort because this rank was considered a deputy empress (副后; fùhòu). As such, the ...

  8. Styles and titles in Joseon - Wikipedia

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    During the Joseon period, royal titles and styles (forms of address) had been extensive and complex. The general title of the monarch was king (왕; 王; wang) until Gojong crowned himself emperor (황제; 皇帝; hwangje), a title that was only allowed for Chinese emperors. [1]

  9. List of Chinese era names - Wikipedia

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    Era name Period of use Length of use Remark Prince Ming of Former Liang (r. 314–320 CE) Jianxing 建興: 317–320 CE 4 years Adopted the era name of the Emperor Min of Jin. Or Yong'an (永安). Prince Cheng of Former Liang (r. 320–324 CE) Jianxing 建興: 320–324 CE 5 years Adopted the era name of the Emperor Min of Jin. Or Yongyuan ...