The difference between a king and an emperor.

Rulers and rulers, both modern and sunk into oblivion, always arouse heightened interest among the common people. For what merits did they receive their privileges, how did they come to power, how did they become famous? These intriguing questions concern the minds of not only historians, but also ordinary citizens. Kings and emperors have long been considered some of the most powerful people on Earth. But what is the difference between these high titles? Let's try to figure it out.

Definition

Tsar - monarch, mainly in Slavic countries, governing a state with one (or one dominant, predominant) nation and the only state language.

Emperor - the ruler of the empire, which consists of the territories of several states that previously had independence and united as a result of the conquest.

Comparison

The king is the ruler of a completely sovereign state called kingdom, which is inhabited by one predominant people. They speak in this state mainly in one language, which the king himself knows perfectly. The empire consists of several components, lands, which territorially can be located quite far from each other. Due to the very large size of such an entity as an empire, and also due to the fact that it is inhabited by a huge number of dissimilar nations, several languages ​​can coexist in the empire at once, most of which the emperor does not even know. To keep track of the giant "octopus" - the empire, which has spread its "tentacles" in different directions of the world, its ruler (emperor) appoints his assistants (vassals), who can be called both kings and princes, to control individual parts of the state, especially the outlying territories...

The royal title is inherited by close or distant blood relatives. Even the offspring of a doctor can proclaim himself an emperor after the conquest of a certain amount of land (remember Napoleon, who, having no legal rights to the throne, created an empire out of the kingdom and became emperor).

The title of the emperor is considered more "European", therefore, apparently, it is no coincidence that Peter I, in order to emphasize the increased influence of Russia in the world arena, turned from a tsar into an emperor. The first tsar in Russia was officially Ivan the Terrible, and the last was Peter the Great. Starting with Peter, all Russian tsars began to be called emperors. The last Russian emperor was Nicholas II. The word "king" was widespread in the Slavic countries: it was used in relation to even the Roman and Byzantine emperors. In Russian, the word "tsar" is still often used to denote a monarch in general; "Kings" are called, for example, the ancient rulers David and Solomon, known from the Bible.

Conclusions TheDifference.ru

  1. Tsar is a monarch's title, widespread mainly in Slavic countries, in Russia it was officially used in relation to the ruler until the middle of the 18th century. Emperor is a predominantly European title denoting the ruler of several united lands, both original and conquered (colonies). It is believed that the title of the emperor is more "prestigious" and sonorous than the royal title.
  2. The territory under the rule of the king is called the kingdom, under the rule of the emperor, respectively, the empire.
  3. The royal title was inherited, and a conqueror (such as Napoleon) could proclaim himself emperor.
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