Wang Kan was thereafter made a teacher to an imperial prince, instead.

Part of the orders he issued was to look for and welcome the imperial princes back to the palace.

After the coronation, he received the title of imperial prince.

In 1825, he became an imperial prince of the second degree (郡王).

However, not every imperial prince or princess was accorded this distinction.

As an imperial prince, he ranked above the local nobility.

"If you'd only known that you weren't plaguing a little serving boy from the palace, but an imperial prince."

There were also civil service offices to oversee the affairs of imperial princes.

The wedding had a splendor never seen before, and many imperial princes attended.

Beginning in 942, imperial princes lived as monks at Kajū-ji.