A Study on Japanese Empresses
| Autor: | LIN,YI-HAN, 林以涵 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 103 As the oldest continuous hereditary monarchy in the world, the Imperial House of Japan, however, is facing a potential succession crisis because of the limited number of male babies born into the imperial family. Historically, the succession to the throne has generally passed in male line of the imperial lineage. Although Japan had eight empresses, none of them acted as reigning empresses but instead as a deputy. This thesis looks into the Japanese monarchy history with three angles: the role of the Emperor, the Empresses in Japanese history, and rules to royal succession. It starts off with a discussion on the role of the Emperor, as a base to better understand whether females are competent in taking up the throne. The paper then puts the eight empresses in comparison with the emperors of their dynasty, aiming to clarify there were no other legitimate male descendants in line and the possibility of the deputy role in males. As for the royal succession, with the literature review, the paper tries to work out a logic in how and why the Imperial Household Law was written. It also organized the pro and con voices toward having an empress rather than an emperor, attempt to sort out the reasons to exclude female dynasts besides gender discrimination. The paper concludes with the writer's opinion on the issue and a discussion on the real problems in modern Japanese royal succession crisis. |
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