list of emperors

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This is a list of notable emperors organized alphabetically by empire and chronologically years of reign. China and India are broken down chronologically by dynasty, empire, or kindgom.

Austrian Empire

Aztec empire

Empire of Brazil (1822–89)

Byzantine Empire (330 ce–1453)

China

Qin dynasty (221–207 bce Han dynasty (206 bce–220 ce) Xin dynasty (9–25 ce) Wu dynasty (220–280 ce) Wei dynasty (386–534/535 ce) Jin dynasty (western, 265–316/317 ce) Southern Liang dynasty (502–557 ce) Sui dynasty (581–618 ce) Tang dynasty (618–907 ce) Later Liang dynasty (907–923 ce) Song dynasty (960–1279 ce) Xi Xia dynasty (1038–1227 ce) Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279 ce) Yuan dynasty (1206–1368 ce) Ming dynasty (1368–1644 ce) Qing dynasty (1644–1911/12)

Ethiopian empire (c. 1137–1936; 1941–74)

French Empire (1804–14; 1852–70)

German Empire (1871–1918)

Empire of Haiti (1804–06; 1849–59)

Holy Roman Empire (800–1806)

Incan empire (1438–1533)

India

Mauryan empire (321–185 bce) Gupta dynasty (c. 4th–6th century ce) Mughal dynasty (1526–1727)

Japan

Korean empire (1897–1910)

Mali empire (c. 1235–c. 1600)

Mexican Empire (1821–24; 1864–67)

Mwene Matapa empire (14th–16th century)

Empire of Nicaea (1204–61)

Roman Empire (27 bce–476 ce)

Russian Empire (1721–1917)

Serbian empire (1346–1371)

Empire of Vietnam

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This article was most recently revised and updated by J.E. Luebering.