Emperor at Home, King Abroad: Coexistence of Multiple Emperors in Historical East Asia

• In Event: Historical Political Economy of East Asia

Brief Overview

Departing from the conventional ‘tributary system’ model, I provide a new interpretation of the concept of ‘emperor,’ ‘empire,’ and ‘state’ in premodern East Asia, where ‘emperor’ meant ‘unification’ and thus ‘formation of one unit.’

Author

• Kayeon Roh, University of Southern California