Chinese Emperors And Leaders Codexery

A source-cited reference to chinese emperors and leaders

Chinese Emperors And Leaders (24)

• Di Xin — Last Shang king, known posthumously as a cautionary tyrant.
• Duke Huan of Qi — Hegemon of Qi who transformed his state into a dominant power but died amid factional chaos.
• Duke Mu of Qin — Duke of Qin, sometimes counted among the Five Hegemons.
• Duke Wen of Jin — The Cultured Duke who rose from exile to become one of the Five Hegemons.
• Duke of Zhou — Regent, culture hero, and founder of Zhou governance ideals.
• Emperor Dezong of Tang — Emperor whose early reforms gave way to unchecked warlordism.
• Emperor Gaozong of Tang — Third Tang emperor who ceded rule to Empress Wu.
• Emperor Guangwu of Han — Founding emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty.
• Emperor Huizong of Song — Eighth Song emperor, artist, and captive of the Jurchens.
• Emperor Taizu of Jin — Founder and first emperor of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty.
• Emperor Wen of Han — Fifth Han emperor who restored stability after Empress Lü's regency.
• Emperor Wu of Jin — Emperor Wu of Jin, born Sima Yan, was the founding emperor of the Jin dynasty, which he established in 266 after…
• Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou — Emperor who seized power and destroyed Northern Qi.
• Emperor Wu of Song — Founding emperor of Liu Song; undefeated commander.
• Emperor Xianzong of Tang — Tang emperor who briefly restored imperial authority over warlords.
• Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei — Emperor who sinicized the Northern Wei and reformed land tenure.
• Emperor Xuan of Han — Tenth Han emperor who oversaw the Zhao–Xuan Resurgence.
• Emperor Yang of Sui — Second Sui emperor whose projects and wars bankrupted the empire.
• Emperor Yingzong of Ming — Ming emperor captured at the Battle of Tumu Fortress, later restored to power.
• Guan Zhong — Chancellor and reformer who made Qi the leading state.
• Hongzhi Emperor — Tenth Ming emperor known for diligent Confucian rule.
• Jingtai Emperor — Seventh Ming emperor who restored infrastructure and was overthrown.
• Duke Xian of Jin — Ruler who expanded Jin and sparked the Li Ji Rebellion.
• Duke Zhuang of Lu — Duke of Lu during the Spring and Autumn period.

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