King Outside, Emperor Inside

diplomatic policy of East Asian countries (Korea, Vietnam, etc.), according to which their monarchs would be titled “king” (王 wang) when dealing with China, but would be referred to as “emperor” (帝 di) internally
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King Outside, Emperor Inside

Summary

King Outside, Emperor Inside is a policy[1]. It draws 115 Wikipedia views per month (policy category, ranking #24 of 86).[2]

Key Facts

  • King Outside, Emperor Inside is in the country of Balhae[3].
  • King Outside, Emperor Inside is in the country of Goryeo[4].
  • King Outside, Emperor Inside is in the country of Vietnam[5].
  • King Outside, Emperor Inside is in the country of Japan[6].
  • King Outside, Emperor Inside's instance of is recorded as policy[7].
  • King Outside, Emperor Inside's main subject is recorded as international relations[8].
  • King Outside, Emperor Inside's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'vi', 'text': 'ngoại vương nội đế'}[9].
  • King Outside, Emperor Inside's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '외왕내제'}[10].
  • King Outside, Emperor Inside's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '外王内帝'}[11].
  • King Outside, Emperor Inside's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121mvvnp[12].
  • King Outside, Emperor Inside's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 외왕내제[13].

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Geography

Country listings include Balhae[3], a historical country[14], founded in 0698[15]; Goryeo[4], a historical country[16], in Goryeo[17], founded in 0918[18]; Vietnam[5], a sovereign state[19], in Vietnam[20], founded in 1976[21]; and Japan[6], a sovereign state[22], in Japan[23], founded in -0660[24].

Designation and Status

King Outside, Emperor Inside's instance of is recorded as policy[7].

Why It Matters

King Outside, Emperor Inside draws 115 Wikipedia views per month (policy category, ranking #24 of 86).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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