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
Place policy Q12608549

Facts

4 properties
Instance of
policy
Native label
ngoại vương nội đế, 외왕내제, 外王内帝[7][8][9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Emperor at home, King abroad en King Outside, Emperor Inside es Emperador en casa, rey en el exterior es Rey en el exterior, emperador en casa fr Empereur chez lui, roi à l'étranger id Kaisar di dalam negeri, raja di luar negeri it Imperatore in patria, re all'estero ja 外王内帝 ko 외왕내제 ms Maharaja di dalam negeri, raja di luar negeri pt Imperador em casa, rei no exterior vi Ngoại Vương Nội Đế zh 外王內帝
🔖 Identifiers · 2
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/121mvvnp
Namuwiki ID
외왕내제
🔗 Connections
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Summary

King Outside, Emperor Inside is a policy[1].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Balhae[2], a historical country[10], founded in 0698[11]; Goryeo[3], a historical country[12], in Goryeo[13], founded in 0918[14]; Vietnam[4], a sovereign state[15], in Vietnam[16], founded in 1976[17]; and Japan[5], a sovereign state[18], in Japan[19], founded in -0660[20].

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  11. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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