imperial household
Emperor's domestic sphere
The imperial household is the domestic establishment of an emperor or empress—the family members, attendants, and administrative apparatus surrounding a monarch.
In countries like Japan, the imperial household remains an official institution managing royal affairs, ceremonies, and properties: The Imperial Household Agency oversees all matters concerning the emperor.
The term suggests not just relatives but the entire court structure supporting imperial rule.
- throne roomSovereign's formal audience hall
- royal familyReigning monarch's relatives
- crown princeMale successor to throne
- lady in waitingFemale courtly attendant
- handmaidFemale personal attendant
chamberlain · coronation · royal regalia · investiture · palace · protocol · edict · steward · valet · procession · oath-taking · scribe · courtier · grand vizier · advisor · banquet · armory · audience hall
- Japanese Emperorenthronement, divine status, abdication, regency
- Japanese Royaltymikado, crown prince, crown princess, Hirohito, Meiji
- Meiji Japanmodernization, westernization, privy council, prefectures, extraterritoriality
imperial householdelected officials
Leaders chosen by vote
democratic leadership · elected representatives · democratic government · republic · parliamentary democracy
imperial householdcommoners
Ordinary citizens, untitled
peasantry · common people · the masses · ordinary citizens · working class
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