All articles starting with I
13,727 articles
Imperial Household Agency (宮内庁)
The Imperial Household Agency (宮内庁, Kunaichō) is Japan's government body under the Cabinet Office managing the imperial family, the Privy and State Seals, palaces, mausolea, and Imperial House finances, tracing to the 701 Taiho Code.
Imperial Household Law
Imperial Household Law (皇室典範, Kōshitsu Tenpan) is the law of Japan governing succession to the throne, regency, and imperial family membership, first issued in 1889.
Imperial institution
The imperial institution (皇帝制度) is the system of monarchical rule created by the Qin dynasty, centered on the new title of "emperor" established by Qin Shihuang.
Imperial Irrigation District
The Imperial Irrigation District is a publicly chartered irrigation and electric utility in Imperial County, California, formed in 1911 and the largest single user of Colorado River water.
Imperial Japanese Army (大日本帝国陸軍)
The Imperial Japanese Army (大日本帝国陸軍) was Japan's land force from 1871 to 1945, defined by its constitutionally independent supreme command, its veto over civilian cabinets, and its dissolution after Japan's 1945 defeat.
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
The Imperial Japanese Army Air Service was the air arm of the Imperial Japanese Army until Japan's disarmament in 1945, never an independent service and controlled by the Emperor through Imperial Headquarters.
Imperial Japanese Navy (大日本帝国海軍)
The Imperial Japanese Navy (大日本帝国海軍, IJN, Nihon Kaigun) was Japan's navy from the Meiji era to 1945; third largest by 1922, it attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941 and was disestablished after Japan's defeat.
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (大日本帝国海軍航空隊)
The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (大日本帝国海軍航空隊) was the aviation arm of the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1916 until its dissolution at the end of 1945.
Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II
The Imperial Japanese Navy (Nihon Kaigun) in World War II: the Pacific War fleet of 1941-1945, third largest by 1922, built on decisive-battle doctrine, victorious until Midway in June 1942, then worn down to near-total destruction by 1945.
Imperial kilns of Jingdezhen
The imperial kilns of Jingdezhen, known as the Yuyichang in the Ming and Yuyaochang in the Qing, fired porcelain exclusively for China's imperial courts from 1369 to 1911.
Imperial Legislative Council
The Imperial Legislative Council (इंपीरियल विधान परिषद) was the central legislative body of British India, created by the Indian Councils Act 1861 and replaced in 1921.
Imperial Military Reservists Association
The Imperial Military Reservists Association (在郷軍人会, Teikoku Zaigō Gunjinkai) was a Japanese organization of retired and reserve servicemen, founded in 1910 under army guidance and dissolved in 1945.
Imperial Moscow University
Imperial Moscow University (Императорский Московский университет) was Russia's oldest university, founded by decree of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna in Moscow in 1755 on a project by Mikhail Lomonosov.
Imperial Oath at the Constitution Promulgation
The Imperial Oath at the Constitution Promulgation (憲法発布勅語) was the oath sworn by Emperor Meiji on February 11, 1889, during ceremonies promulgating the Constitution of the Empire of Japan.
Imperial Observatory (Directorate of Astronomy)
The Imperial Observatory (钦天监) was the central Qing dynasty agency for observing the sky and compiling the official calendar, established in 1644 under the Ministry of Rites.
Imperial Oil
Imperial Oil is a Canadian integrated oil company founded in 1880 in London, Ontario, majority-owned by Exxon Mobil and marketing under the Esso and Mobil brands.
Imperial Palace, Tokyo
The Imperial Palace, Tokyo (Kōkyo), is the residence of the Emperor of Japan, built on the site of Edo Castle and home to the Emperor since 1868.
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang (明清故宫), a serial UNESCO World Heritage Site: the Forbidden City (1406–1420, Zhu Di) and the Manchu Qing palace in Shenyang (1625–1637, Nurgaci), inscribed 1987 and 2004.
Imperial Porcelain Factory
The Imperial Porcelain Factory (Императорский фарфоровый завод) is a porcelain manufactory in Saint Petersburg, founded in 1744 by Empress Elizabeth, the first porcelain works in Russia and still operating today.
Imperial Preceptor
The Imperial Preceptor (帝师) was the Yuan dynasty's highest clerical official, placed over the administration of the Tibetan lands; the first holder, Ba Siba, met Shizu in 1253.
Imperial Preceptor of Western Xia
The Imperial Preceptor (dishi) was a Western Xia Buddhist title for eminent Tibetan monks, first attested in 1187 and a precedent for the Yuan office.
Imperial Public Library
The Imperial Public Library (Императорская Публичная библиотека) was Russia's first state library, established in Saint Petersburg in 1795 under Catherine II, opened in 1814, and now the Russian National Library.
Imperial Regalia of Japan
Imperial Regalia of Japan (三種の神器, Sanshu no Jingi), the Three Sacred Treasures: mirror Yata no Kagami, sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi, and jewel Yasakani no Magatama, inherited at accession and never shown publicly.
Imperial Rescript on Education
The Imperial Rescript on Education (教育勅語) is a short edict issued by Emperor Meiji in 1890 that declared loyalty and filial piety the source of all education in Japan.
Imperial Rescript on the Declaration of War
The Imperial Rescript on the Declaration of War (開戦の詔書) is Emperor Hirohito's edict of 8 December 1941 proclaiming war on the United States and the British Empire.
Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War
The Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War, also called Shūsen no Shōsho, is the 1945 rescript by which Emperor Shōwa announced Japan's acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration.
Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors
The Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors (軍人勅諭) is an 1882 address by Emperor Meiji declaring the Japanese armed forces his own and forbidding political meddling.
Imperial Roman army
The Imperial Roman army was the standing military of the Roman Empire from Augustus onward, built around legions of heavy infantry supported by auxiliaries that often outnumbered them.
Imperial Rule Assistance Association
The Imperial Rule Assistance Association (Taisei Yokusankai) was a government-created Japanese national unification organization, founded in 1940 after the political parties dissolved, that mobilized the population for total war until 1945.
Imperial Russian Army
Imperial Russian Army, the Russian Empire's land force from Peter the Great's creation of a regular army through the Miliutin reforms (1861–1874) to demobilization after the 1917 Revolution.