noun
emperor-centered historiography
A historical term referring to a pre-WWII Japanese historical view that centered on the emperor and the imperial lineage, often associated with nationalistic ideology.
戦前の教科書は皇国史観に基づいて書かれていた。
Pre-war textbooks were written based on emperor-centered historiography.
Compound of 皇国 (kōkoku, 'imperial nation') and 史観 (shikan, 'historical view'). The term emerged in the context of pre-war Japanese nationalism.