History Main / ThousandYearReign

** Another example is the Yamato Dynasty, also known as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_House_of_Japan The Imperial House of Japan]]. The first ''historically'' documented Emperor is Kinmei-tennō, who reigned in the mid-6th century, making this the oldest dynasty anywhere in the world. Traditionally, the first Emperor was Jinmu-tennō who started his reign in 660 BC; if true, then the Imperial House of Japan has achieved a genuine ThousandYearReign ''twice.''

* In UsefulNotes/Vietnam, ''vạn tuế'' is used in this capacity.

** "Tenno heika banzai" the Japanese battle cry that gives the phrase "banzai charge" means literally "Ten thousand years! [ to the Emperor]" Since the Emperor was understood to have a normal human lifetime, this ''wasn't'' meant literally. Today, the word is only shouted during the dissolution of the House of Representatives, and also as an acclamation at the enthronement of the Japanese Emperor.

* In StarWars ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' Palpatine references the thousand years of the Republic. In ''Film/ANewHope'' Obi-Wan refers to a thousand generations (approx. 25,000 years).[[note]]This was reconciled in the ExpandedUniverse by stating that the Republic as a whole has existed and been protected by the Jedi for 25,000 years, but that 1,000 years before the films the Ruusan Reformation restructured the Republic and formed the government that lasted until it was replaced by the Empire. In the new Disney canon, the details have yet to be revealed but it seems to be broadly similar. In ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', references are made to the "Old Republic" that preceded the current thousand-year-old Galactic Republic.[[/note]]

* The Lannisters in ''Series/GameOfThrones'' have this goal in mind. In Season 1 Lord Tywin discusses the war plans with his son Jaime, explaining that the events of the coming months will either cement a Lannister/Baratheon dynasty on the Iron Throne that could last a thousand years, or they could collapse into nothing like the Targaryens (who made it to 300 years themselves).

** There is a careful delination with these acclamations, Empresses are acclaimed "A thousand years!" And sometimes, particularly powerful officials would be sarcastically greeted (not out loud, obviously) with "Nine thousand years!" Even after [[NoMoreEmperors the Repulic was proclamed on 1911]], such slogans were used for the Republic or various leaders such as Mao and Chiang. Today, this slogan is used at the Tiananmen gate in Beijing, as "[May the] People's Republic of China [last for] ten thousand years"; meanwhile, presidential speeches in Taiwan used, until 2016, to be closed with "[May] the Republic of China [live for] ten thousand years!", with pro-independence activists suing their own versions.
** "Tenno heika banzai" the Japanese battle cry that gives the phrase "banzai charge" means literally "Ten thousand years! [ to the Emperor]" Since the Emperor was understood to have a normal human lifetime, this ''wasn't'' meant literally. Today, the word is thrise shouted during the dissolution of the House of Representatives, and also as an acclamation at the enthronement of the Japanese Emperor.
** The Korean equivalent is ''manse'' ("만세"), which also means "10,000 years", although, under Joseon, it was changed to ''cheonse'' ("천세") as a sign of deference to China. Today, it's used in NorthKorea for the leaderships: during the UsefulNotes/KoreanWar, while charging, NorthKoreansWithNodongs shouted "Long live the Great Leader, General Kim Il-sung" (위대한 수령 김일성장군 만세).
* In VietNam, ''vạn tuế'' is used in this capacity.

** UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill implied something similar in his "finest hour" speech when he proclaimed that ''if the British Empire and its Commonwealth lasts for a thousand years, people will say this was our finest hour.''. The consesus for the final end of the British Empire was when Hong Kong, the last significant Imperial posession, was given back to the Chinese in 1999. The British Empire therefore dwindled and died in the 59 years following Chutchill's speech. [[note]] The Empire was relegated to a mere administrative tail as early as 1958, when the Colonial Office was wound up and made into an appendage to the Foreign Ministry in the form Foreign And Colonial Office. The word "Colonial" was quetly dropped from the designation in the 1980's. today it's just the Foreign Office. [[/note]]

* The Book of Revelation says Christ will reign with the Saints for 1,000 years, during which time Satan is bound. [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment The nature of this reign and whether the time period is meant to be taken literally has been debated throughout the history of Christianity.]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Harmonic Convergence is a supernatural event that occurs once every 10,000 years, in which the spirits of harmony and chaos, Raava and Vaatu, must battle to determine which force will reign until the next Harmonic Convergence.

* Ancient Chinese emperors tend to be greeted with "萬歲!" ("May you reign for 10,000 years") but most dynasties only last about 400 years or so.
** There is a careful delination with these acclamations, Empresses are acclaimed "A thousand years!" And sometimes, particularly powerful officials would be sarcastically greeted (not out loud, obviously) with "Nine thousand years!"

* "Tenno heika banzai" the Japanese battle cry that gives the phrase "banzai charge" means literally "Ten thousand years! [ to the Emperor]" Since the Emperor was understood to have a normal human lifetime, this ''wasn't'' meant literally.

* Spoofed in ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown''. One episode revolves around them locking up their dragon Dojo for the day, because on that particular day he'll turn evil, grow two heads and devour all of the magical Shen Gong Wu items, leading to 1,000 years of darkness. The spoof comes from the quote above.

* In terms of a single Royal Family managing to pull off a Thousand Year Reign, one of the few examples is the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capetian_dynasty Capetian Dynasty]]. The current, as of 2019, king of Spain is a direct male-line descendant of Hugh Capet, who was himself crowned King of the Franks in 987. For more than a thousand years, they have almost continuously been kings of ''something'', with few interruptions.

** With timeline extending mods such as When the World Stopped Making Sense, this can even be accomplished without converting the save to a separate game, as demonstrated by the Let's Player Kailvin in one of his last series before leaving ''Weebsite/YouTube'', appropriately titled The 1000 Year Reign.

** With timeline extending mods such as When the World Stopped Making Sense, this can even be accomplished without converting the save to a separate game, as demonstrated by the Let's Player Kailvin in one of his last series before leaving ''YouTube'', appropriately titled The 1000 Year Reign.

* The Book of Revelations says Christ will reign with the Saints for 1,000 years, during which time Satan is bound.

* In StarWars ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' Palpatine references the thousand years of the Republic. In ''Film/ANewHope'' Obi-Wan refers to a thousand generations (aprox. 25,000 years).[[note]]This was reconciled in the ExpandedUniverse by stating that the Republic as a whole has existed and been protected by the Jedi for 25,000 years, but that 1,000 years before the films the Ruusan Reformation restructured the Republic and formed the government that lasted until it was replaced by the Empire. In the new Disney canon, the details have yet to be revealed but it seems to be broadly similar. In ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', references are made to the "Old Republic" that preceded the current thousand-year-old Galactic Republic.[[/note]]

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* In terms of a single Royal Family managing to pull off a Thousand Year Reign, one of the few examples is the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capetian_dynasty Capetian Dynasty]]. The current, as of 2018, king of Spain is a direct male-line descendant of Hugh Capet, who was himself crowned King of the Franks in 987. For more than a thousand years, they have almost continuously been kings of ''something'', with few interruptions.

* ''Literature/{{Foundation}}'': (InvertedTrope) Hari Seldon estimates the current [[GalacticSuperpower Galactic Empire]] will fall within a few centuries. The result of that failure? Thirty thousand years of barbarism before the next civilization controlled the galaxy. To shorten that interval, he created predictions lasting one thousand years. The end result of these predictions is to create a Galactic Empire earlier than expected. The first book, ''Foundation'', has also been published under the title ''Literature/TheThousandYearPlan''.

* Referenced several times in the UsefulNotes/WorldWarII drama ''Film/{{Conspiracy}}'', which takes place at a time when the Nazis were absolutely convinced that they were moments away from victory.

* In the ''Literature/{{Foundation}}'' books, Hari Seldon determines that the fall of the Empire is inevitable, to be followed by 30,000 years of chaos before a new empire arises. He puts into place a plan that would rebuild the empire in ''only'' 1,000 years. In a curiously [[ThoseWackyNazis tasteless]] regional allusion, the German first edition was actually released under a title translating to "The thousand-year plan".

* In StarWars ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' Palpatine references the thousand years of the Republic. In ''Film/ANewHope'' Obi-Wan refers to a thousand generations (aprox. 25,000 years).[[note]]This was reconciled in the ExpandedUniverse by stating that the Republic as a whole has existed and been protected by the Jedi for 25,000 years, but that 1,000 years before the films the Ruusan Reformation restructured the Republic and formed the government that lasted until it was replaced by the Empire.[[/note]]

* UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler and ThoseWackyNazis invoked this trope by promising a [[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany thousand-year Reich]]. Berlin would be the new world capital of a greatly expanded "Germania". [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII It lasted merely six.]]

* In terms of a single Royal Family managing to pull off a Thousand Year Reign, one of the few examples is the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capetian_dynasty Capetian Dynasty]]. The current, as of 2018, king of Spain is a direct male-line descendant of Hugh Capet, who was himself crowned King of the Franks in 987. For more than a thousand years, they have been kings of ''something'', with almost no interruptions.

* Ancient Chinese emperors tend to be greeted with "萬歲!" ("May you reign for 10,000 years") but most dynasties only lasts about 400 years or so.

* UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler and ThoseWackyNazis invoked this trope by promising a thousand-year Reich. Berlin would be the new world capital of a greatly expanded "Germania". [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII It lasted merely six.]]

* In terms of a single Royal Family managing to pull off a Thousand Year Reign, one of the few (if not the only) examples is the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capetian_dynasty Capetian Dynasty]]. The current, as of 2018, king of Spain is a direct male-line descendant of Hugh Capet, who was himself crowned King of the Franks in 987. For more than a thousand years, they have been kings of ''something'', with almost no interruptions.

* Guess how long ThoseWackyNazis, who had a massive hard-on for AncientGrome, expected the Third Reich to last?