"Son of Heaven" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Son of Heaven [canonical]
Etymology: Calque of Literary Chinese 天子 (tiānzǐ), from the Emperor having the Mandate of Heaven. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|lzh|天子}} Calque of Literary Chinese 天子 (tiānzǐ) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Son of Heaven}} the Son of Heaven
  1. (historical) Emperor of China Tags: historical Categories (topical): Monarchy, Theocracy Categories (place): China Related terms: Mandate of Heaven, Celestial Empire, God Emperor (english: Japanese equivalent) Translations (Translations): 天子 (tiānzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), Taivaan poika (Finnish), Fils du Ciel [masculine] (French), 天子 (tenshi) (Japanese), 천자 (cheonja) (Korean), ᠠᠪᡴᠠᡳ ᠵᡠᡳ (abkai jui) (Manchu), bogdychan [masculine] (Polish), Сын Не́ба (Syn Néba) [masculine] (Russian), Hijo del Cielo [masculine] (Spanish), thiên tử (Vietnamese)

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