白板天子
Reading: はくはんのてんし
Meaning: emperor without formal credentials
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Example Sentence
The foreign tribes called that emperor the 'White Board Emperor'.
Usage Notes
A historical term referring to an emperor who assumed power without proper ceremony or official recognition, particularly used by northern tribes to refer to the Eastern Jin emperor.
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