Name↕ | Dynasty↕ | Reign Start↕ | Reign End↕ | Notable For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Qin Shi Huang | Qin | -221 | -210 | First emperor, Great Wall, Terracotta Army |
Liu Bang (Emperor Gaozu) | Han | -202 | -195 | Founder of the Han dynasty |
Emperor Wu of Han | Han | -141 | -87 | Expanded empire, Silk Road |
Emperor Guangwu of Han | Eastern Han | 25 | 57 | Restored the Han dynasty |
Cao Pi (Emperor Wen of Wei) | Cao Wei | 220 | 226 | Ended Han, founded Wei |
Emperor Wen of Sui | Sui | 581 | 604 | Reunified China |
Emperor Yang of Sui | Sui | 604 | 618 | Built the Grand Canal |
Emperor Taizong of Tang | Tang | 626 | 649 | Zhenguan golden age |
Wu Zetian | Zhou (Tang interregnum) | 690 | 705 | Only female emperor of China |
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang | Tang | 712 | 756 | High Tang golden age, An Lushan rebellion |
Emperor Taizu of Song | Song | 960 | 976 | Founder of Song dynasty |
Emperor Huizong of Song | Song | 1100 | 1126 | Artist emperor, lost north to Jin |
Kublai Khan | Yuan | 1271 | 1294 | Founded Yuan dynasty, grandson of Genghis |
Hongwu Emperor | Ming | 1368 | 1398 | Founder of Ming dynasty |
Yongle Emperor | Ming | 1402 | 1424 | Forbidden City, Zheng He voyages |
Wanli Emperor | Ming | 1572 | 1620 | Long reign, later Ming decline |
Chongzhen Emperor | Ming | 1627 | 1644 | Last Ming emperor, suicide |
Shunzhi Emperor | Qing | 1644 | 1661 | First Qing emperor to rule from Beijing |
Kangxi Emperor | Qing | 1661 | 1722 | Longest reign, High Qing era |
Yongzheng Emperor | Qing | 1722 | 1735 | Administrative reformer |
Qianlong Emperor | Qing | 1735 | 1796 | Empire at peak extent |
Daoguang Emperor | Qing | 1820 | 1850 | First Opium War defeat |
Guangxu Emperor | Qing | 1875 | 1908 | Hundred Days' Reform |
Puyi (Xuantong Emperor) | Qing | 1908 | 1912 | Last emperor of China |
Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei | Northern Wei | 471 | 499 | Sinicization reforms |
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