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Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China (r. 221–210 BC).[1] Mid 19th century depiction. Throughout Chinese history, "Emperor" (Chinese: 皇帝; pinyin: Huángdì) was the superlative title held by the monarchs who ruled various imperial dynasties or Chinese empires. In traditional Chinese political theory, the emperor was the "Son of Heaven ...
Unified China and proclaimed himself Emperor after victory in the Chu–Han Contention. 256 – 1 June 195 BCE (aged 61) Among the most revered Chinese emperors. Died from an arrow injury in a campaign against Ying Bu [ 94 ] Hui 惠帝. Liu Ying 劉盈. 23 June 195 – 26 September 188 BCE (7 years, 3 months and 3 days) Son of Gao.
The following is a simplified family tree for the Qing dynasty, which was established in 1636, ruled China proper from 1644 to 1912. Those who became emperor of China are listed in bold, with their years of reign. Nurhaci was Khan of Later Jin from 1616 to 1626. Hong Taiji was Khan of Later Jin from 1626 to 1636, and Emperor of the Qing dynasty ...
Puyi[ c ] (7 February 1906 – 17 October 1967) was the last emperor of China, reigning as the eleventh and final monarch of the Qing dynasty. He became emperor at the age of two in 1908, but was forced to abdicate in 1912 as a result of the Xinhai Revolution at the age of six. During his first reign, he was known as the Xuantong Emperor, with ...
As successor, the Yongzheng Emperor chose his fourth son Hongli (1711–1799), the Qianlong Emperor, who himself selected his 15th son Yongyan, the Jiaqing Emperor (r. 1796–1820). The latter chose his successor Minning (1782–1850), the Daoguang Emperor, in 1799, but only read his testament shortly before dying.
Qin Shi Huang (Chinese: 秦始皇, pronunciation ⓘ; February 259 [e] – 12 July 210 BC) was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of China. [9] Rather than maintain the title of "king" (wáng 王) borne by the previous Shang and Zhou rulers, he assumed the invented title of "emperor" (huángdì 皇帝), which would see continuous use by monarchs in China for the next two ...
Chinese emperors family tree. This is a list of articles containing Chinese emperors family trees: Family tree of Chinese monarchs (ancient) Family tree of Chinese monarchs (Warring States period) Family tree of Chinese monarchs (early) Family tree of Chinese monarchs (middle) Family tree of Chinese monarchs (late)
Jin Yuzhang. (金毓嶂) House. Aisin-Gioro. Father. Jin Youzhi. Jin Yuzhang (Chinese: 金 毓 嶂, born May 3, 1942), born Aisin-Gioro Yuzhang, is a Chinese civil servant, politician and former nobleman. He is the current head of the House of Aisin-Gioro, the ruling house of the late Qing dynasty, and the heir apparent to the defunct throne of ...