Eli5: Why is the Japanese emperor an emperor if Japan is not an empire and doesn’t have a king or multiple Kings below him? 685 viewsJanuary 3, 2024 Question90.62K August 8, 2021 0 Comments Eli5: Why is the Japanese emperor an emperor if Japan is not an empire and doesn’t have a king or multiple Kings below him? In: Other 19 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted August 8, 2021 0 Comments Back when Japan first started having emperors, the whole of Japan *was* the empire. And beneath the emperor were the heads of clans, or Daimyo, which essentially were the kings below the emperor. You are viewing 1 out of 19 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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