Chinese Emperor Rankings
Fifty of the most significant Chinese emperors across all dynasties.
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Qin Shi Huang โ Qin Dynasty (221โ210 BC)โ
Emperor Gaozu (Liu Bang) โ Han Dynasty (206โ195 BC)โ
Emperor Wu of Han (141โ87 BC)โ
Wang Mang โ Xin Dynasty (9โ23 AD)โ
Emperor Guangwu โ Eastern Han (25โ57 AD)โ
Emperor Wen of Sui (581โ604)โ
Emperor Yang of Sui (604โ618)โ
Emperor Gaozu of Tang (618โ626)โ
Emperor Taizong of Tang (626โ649)โ
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (712โ756)โ
Empress Wu Zetian (690โ705)โ
Emperor Taizu of Song (960โ976)โ
Emperor Renzong of Song (1022โ1063)โ
Emperor Huizong of Song (1100โ1125)โ
Genghis Khan (1206โ1227)โ
Kublai Khan โ Yuan Dynasty (1260โ1294)โ
Emperor Hongwu (Zhu Yuanzhang) โ Ming (1368โ1398)โ
Emperor Yongle โ Ming Dynasty (1402โ1424)โ
Emperor Xuande โ Ming Dynasty (1425โ1435)โ
Emperor Jiajing โ Ming Dynasty (1521โ1567)โ
Emperor Wanli โ Ming Dynasty (1572โ1620)โ
Emperor Chongzhen โ Ming Dynasty (1627โ1644)โ
Emperor Shunzhi โ Qing Dynasty (1643โ1661)โ
Emperor Kangxi โ Qing Dynasty (1661โ1722)โ
Emperor Yongzheng โ Qing Dynasty (1722โ1735)โ
Emperor Qianlong โ Qing Dynasty (1735โ1796)โ
Emperor Jiaqing โ Qing Dynasty (1796โ1820)โ
Emperor Daoguang โ Qing Dynasty (1820โ1850)โ
Emperor Xianfeng โ Qing Dynasty (1850 โ1861)โ
Empress Dowager Cixi (regent 1861โ1908)โ
Emperor Tongzhi โ Qing Dynasty (1861โ1875)โ
Emperor Guangxu โ Qing Dynasty (1875โ1908)โ
Emperor Puyi โ Last Emperor (1908โ1912)โ
Emperor Yao (legendary)โ
Emperor Shun (legendary)โ
Emperor Yu the Great (legendary, c. 2100 BC)โ
King Tang of Shang (c. 1600 BC)โ
King Wen of Zhou (c. 1100 BC)โ
King Wu of Zhou (c. 1046 BC)โ
Duke of Zhou (c. 1042 BC)โ
King Xuan of Zhou (827โ782 BC)โ
Emperor Zhao of Han (87โ74 BC)โ
Emperor Xuan of Han (74โ49 BC)โ
Emperor Ming of Han (57โ75 AD)โ
Emperor Zhang of Han (75โ88 AD)โ
Emperor Taizong of Jin (1123โ1135)โ
Emperor Shizong of Jin (1161โ1189)โ
Emperor Xuanzong of Jin (1213โ1224)โ
Emperor Chengzu (Yongle) of Mingโ
Emperor Shenzong (Wanli) of Mingโ