Emperor of China
The superlative title held by monarchs of China who ruled various imperial regimes in Chinese history.
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Chinese sovereign
The ruler of a particular monarchical regime in the historical periods of ancient China and imperial China.
The character was reserved for mythological rulers until the first emperor of Qin (Qin Shi Huang), who created a new title Huangdi (皇帝 in pinyin: huáng dì) for himself in 221 BCE, which is commonly translated as Emperor in English.
History of China
The earliest known written records of the history of China date from as early as 1250 BC, from the Shang dynasty (c.
In 221 BC, Qin Shi Huang conquered the various warring states and created for himself the title of Huangdi or "emperor" of the Qin, marking the beginning of imperial China.
Han dynasty
Imperial dynasty of China , established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu.
The emperor was at the pinnacle of Han society.
Qin Shi Huang
Qin Shi Huang (, ; 259–210 BCE), or Shi Huangdi, was the founder of the Qin dynasty, and the first emperor of a unified China.
Dynasties in Chinese history
Dynasties in Chinese history, or Chinese dynasties, were hereditary monarchical regimes that ruled over China during much of its history.
wángcháo (王朝): while technically referring to royal dynasties, this term is often inaccurately applied to all dynasties, including those whose rulers held non-royal titles such as emperor
Kublai Khan
Kublai (also spelled Qubilai or Kübilai; Хубилай ; ; 23 September 1215 – 18 February 1294), also known by his regnal name Setsen Khan (薛禪汗), was the founder of the Yuan dynasty of China and the fifth khagan-emperor of the Mongol Empire from 1260 to 1294, although after the division of the empire this was a nominal position.
Puyi
Aisin-Gioro Puyi (February 7, 1906 – October 17, 1967), courtesy name Yaozhi (曜之), was the last emperor of China as the eleventh and final Qing dynasty monarch.
Yuan dynasty
Successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division and an imperial dynasty of China established by Kublai (Emperor Shizu), leader of the Mongol Borjigin clan, lasting from 1271 to 1368.
Although Genghis Khan had been enthroned with the Chinese title of Emperor in 1206 and the Mongol Empire had ruled territories including modern-day northern China for decades, it was not until 1271 that Kublai Khan officially proclaimed the dynasty in the traditional Chinese style, and the conquest was not complete until 1279 when the Southern Song dynasty was defeated in the Battle of Yamen.
Yuan Shikai
Yuan Shikai (16 September 1859 – 6 June 1916) was a Chinese military and government official who rose to power during the late Qing dynasty and eventually ended the Qing dynasty rule of China in 1912, later becoming the Emperor of China.
Taishang Huang
In Chinese history, a Taishang Huang or Taishang Huangdi is an honorific and institution of retired emperorship.