{"slug": "emperor-of-china", "label": "Emperor of China", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_of_China", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q268218", "qid": "Q268218", "description": "sovereign of Imperial China", "entries": 8, "years": 8, "span": [1373, 1916], "span_label": ["1373 CE", "1916 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 3}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 2}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Science & Discovery", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "ming-dynasty", "label": "Ming dynasty", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "hongwu-emperor", "label": "Hongwu Emperor", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "xuande-emperor", "label": "Xuande Emperor", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "emperor-yingzong-of-ming", "label": "Emperor Yingzong of Ming", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "qing-dynasty", "label": "Qing dynasty", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "george-iii", "label": "George III", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "louis-xv", "label": "Louis XV", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "qianlong-emperor", "label": "Qianlong Emperor", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1373, "year_label": "1373 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "The Chinese emperor of the Ming dynasty, the Hongwu Emperor, suspends the traditional civil service examination system after complaining that the 120 new jinshi degree-holders are too incompetent to hold office; he instead relies solely upon a system of recommendations, until the civil service exams are reinstated in 1384.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369605206#Date_unknown", "title": "1373", "revid": 1369605206, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1425, "year_label": "1425 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "June 27", "text": "June 27 – Zhu Zhanji is formally enthroned as the Ming dynasty Emperor of China as the Emperor Xuanzong, beginning the Xuande Era.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360580047#April_–June", "title": "1425", "revid": 1360580047, "section": "Events › April –June"}}, {"year": 1464, "year_label": "1464 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "February 23", "text": "February 23 – Prince Zhu Jianshen becomes the new Ming dynasty Emperor of China, taking the regnal name Emperor Xianzong upon the death of his father, the Emperor Yingzong of Ming. His reign is subsequently designated as the Chenghua Era.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367795127#January–March", "title": "1464", "revid": 1367795127, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1537, "year_label": "1537 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "March 4", "text": "March 4 or January 23 – Longqing Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1572)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362632656#Births", "title": "1537", "revid": 1362632656, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1765, "year_label": "1765 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "July 13", "text": "July 13 – Qianlong, the Emperor of China issues a decree that copper engravings be made to depict all of his victories in battle. In the interest of amity with the Chinese, King George III of Great Britain gives priority to the sale of British copper, and King Louis XV of France assents to the use of French artisans.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373039097#July–December", "title": "1765", "revid": 1373039097, "section": "Events › July–December"}}, {"year": 1845, "year_label": "1845 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": null, "text": "Ephraim Bee reveals that the Emperor of China has given him a special dispensation: that he has entrusted him with certain sacred and mysterious rituals through Caleb Cushing, the U.S. Commissioner to China, to \"extend the work and influence of the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus\" in the New World.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364939346#Date_unknown", "title": "1845", "revid": 1364939346, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1875, "year_label": "1875 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "January 12", "text": "January 12 – Guangxu becomes the 11th Qing dynasty Emperor of China at the age of 3. He succeeds his cousin, the Tongzhi Emperor, who had no sons of his own.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371928758#January", "title": "1875", "revid": 1371928758, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 1916, "year_label": "1916 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 22", "text": "March 22 – The temporary Emperor of China, Yuan Shikai, abdicates the throne, and the Republic of China is restored once again.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373519106#March", "title": "1916", "revid": 1373519106, "section": "Events › March"}}]}