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Emperor Hui of Ming (Jianwen Emperor)

Emperor Hui of Ming (Zhu Yunwen) was an emperor of the Ming dynasty and grandson of the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, reigning under the era name Jianwen until 1402.

Emperor Huizong of Song

Emperor Huizong of Song (赵佶, personal name Zhao Ji, 1082–1135) was a Northern Song emperor, an accomplished artist who lost northern China to the Jurchen invaders.

Emperor Huizong of Yuan (Toghon Temür)

Emperor Huizong of Yuan, also known by his personal name Toghon Temür, was the last emperor of the Yuan dynasty, reigning from 1333 until he withdrew north in 1368.

Emperor Ichijō

Emperor Ichijō (一条天皇), personal name Yasuhito, was the 66th emperor of Japan, reigning from 986 to 1011, a Heian period golden age of Fujiwara regency and court literature.

Emperor Ingyō (允恭天皇), 19th legendary Japanese sovereign per Kojiki and Nihon Shoki (r. 412–453), fourth son of Nintoku, identified with Wa king Sai of the Song shu; famed for the kugatachi clan-title reform, with the 230 m Ingyo-tenno-ryo Kofun as his tomb.

Emperor Jianwen of Jin

Emperor Jianwen of Jin, personal name Sima Yu (司马昱), was an emperor of the Eastern Jin dynasty who reigned about eight months in 372 after decades as chief minister.

Emperor Jimmu (神武天皇)

Emperor Jimmu (神武天皇, Jinmu Tennō, Kamu-yamato-iwarebiko) is the legendary first emperor of Japan, said to have enthroned at Kashihara in 660 BCE; historians treat him as mythological, with a possible historical setting around AD 250.

Emperor Jing of Han

Emperor Jing of Han (漢景帝), personal name Liu Qi, was the sixth Han emperor, reigning from 157 BC to 141 BC in the Rule of Wen and Jing.

Emperor Jing of Northern Zhou

Emperor Jing of Northern Zhou, personal name Yuwen Chan, was the last Northern Zhou emperor, a child puppet of regent Yang Jian, who took the throne as the Sui dynasty's founder.

Emperor Jingtai of Ming

Emperor Jingtai of Ming, personal name Zhu Qiyu (朱祁钰), was the seventh Ming emperor, reigning 1449 to 1457 after his brother was captured by the Oirats.

Emperor Jingzong of Liao

Emperor Jingzong of Liao (耶律贤, Yelü Xian) reigned over the Liao dynasty from 969 to 982, and his death left Empress Xiao Chuo as regent for his heir.

Emperor Jingzong of Tang

Emperor Jingzong of Tang (李湛, Li Zhan) was the eldest son of Emperor Muzong who reigned from 824 until he was murdered by palace eunuchs in 826, aged 18.

Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia

Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia, known as Li Yuanhao, was emperor of the Tangut state of Western Xia from 1032 to 1048, founding its imperial line in 1038.

Emperor Jomei

Emperor Jomei (舒明天皇), personal name Tamura, was the 34th emperor of Japan, reigning 629 to 641 and sending the first Japanese embassy to Tang China in 630.

Emperor Junna

Emperor Junna (淳和天皇, 786-840, r. 823-833) was Japan's 53rd emperor, personal name Ōtomo, third son of Emperor Kammu. He became Saga's heir after the 810 Kusuko Incident, reformed provincial governance, reinstated the kageyushi, sponsored the Ryō no Gige and Keikokushū, and abdicated in favor of Ninmyō.

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Emperor Junnin

Emperor Junnin (淳仁天皇, 733–765), personal name Ōi, was the 47th emperor of Japan, reigning from 758 to 764 under Fujiwara no Nakamaro's control before being deposed by Empress Kōken and exiled to Awaji.

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Emperor Juntoku

Emperor Juntoku, the 84th emperor of Japan, reigned from 1210 to 1221, joined his father Go-Toba's failed 1221 rising, and was exiled to Sado Island for life.

Emperor Kaika (開化天皇)

Emperor Kaika, also known as Kaika Tenno, was the ninth emperor in the traditional succession. He reigned from 157 BC to 98 BC, and was the son of Emperor Kōgen.

Emperor Kanmu (桓武天皇)

Emperor Kanmu (桓武天皇, Kammu, 737–806, r. 781–806), 50th emperor of Japan, son of Kōnin, of Baekje maternal descent; moved the capital to Heian-kyō (Kyoto) in 794 and reformed government.

Emperor Kazan

Emperor Kazan (花山天皇), personal name Morosada, was emperor of Japan from 984 to 986; courtier Fujiwara no Michikane led him from the palace into monastic life, and his cousin Ichijō succeeded him.

Emperor Keikō (景行天皇)

Emperor Keikō (景行天皇), Ōtarashihiko Oshirowake, is the legendary 12th emperor of Japan in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, son of Suinin, father of Yamato Takeru, associated with Kumaso campaigns, the Makimuku palace, and the Mukoyama Kofun tomb in Nara.

Emperor Keitai (継体天皇)

Emperor Keitai (継体天皇, Keitai Tenno) was a ruler of ancient Japan, enthroned in 507 after Buretsu died without heir, from a power base in Omi and Echizen.

Emperor Kenzō (顕宗天皇)

Emperor Kenzō (顕宗天皇, Kenzō Tennō) was the twenty-third emperor of Japan, reigning from 485 to 487 after being found in hiding from the court that killed his father.

Emperor Kinmei (欽明天皇)

Emperor Kinmei (欽明天皇, also Kimmei, 509–571), 29th emperor of Japan, reigned 539–571. His reign saw Buddhism's official arrival from Baekje, dated 552 or 538, sparking the Soga–Mononobe court controversy.

Emperor Kōbun

Emperor Kōbun (弘文天皇), born Prince Ōtomo, was the son of Emperor Tenji, counted as the 39th emperor of Japan, defeated in the Jinshin War of 672.

Emperor Kōgen (孝元天皇)

Emperor Kōgen (孝元天皇), eighth emperor in Japan's traditional succession, traditionally reigning 214–158 BC per the accepted chronology. Father of Ōhiko no Mikoto; palace at Karu no Sakaihara; known only from the Kojiki (712) and Nihon Shoki (720), and regarded as legendary by historians.