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Emperor Shōmu (聖武天皇)
Emperor Shōmu (聖武天皇, 701–756, r. 724–749), 45st emperor of Japan, son of Mommu; established the kokubunji provincial temple system, commissioned the Tōdai-ji Great Buddha, abdicated to Empress Kōken in 749.
Emperor Shun of Han
Emperor Shun of Han (Liu Bao, 刘保; 115–144) was an emperor of China's Eastern Han dynasty, placed on the throne at age eleven by a palace coup of eunuchs.
Emperor Shunzong of Tang
Emperor Shunzong of Tang (李诵, Li Song), born in 761, was a Tang dynasty emperor who succeeded his father, Emperor Dezong, and later abdicated for his son.
Emperor Suinin (垂仁天皇)
Emperor Suinin (垂仁天皇, Ikume Iribiko), 11th legendary Japanese emperor, traditional reign 29 BC–70 AD per Kojiki and Nihon Shoki; known for the haniwa burial reform, the first wrestling tradition, and the Hōraiyama Kofun tomb.
Emperor Suizei (綏靖天皇)
Emperor Suizei (綏靖天皇), known by the personal name Kamununakawamimi no Mikoto, is the second emperor of Japan in the traditional succession, son and successor of Emperor Jinmu.
Emperor Sujin (崇神天皇)
Emperor Sujin (崇神天皇), traditionally the 10th emperor of Japan reigning 97–30 BCE per the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, is linked to the Ōmononushi plague narrative, Ōmiwa Shrine, the Andonyama kofun tomb, and debate over his historicity.
Emperor Sushun
Emperor Sushun (崇峻天皇) was a ruler of Yamato Japan who reigned from 587 to 592 and was assassinated on the order of Soga no Umako.
Emperor Sutoku (崇徳天皇)
Emperor Sutoku (1119–1164) was the 75th emperor of Japan, defeated in the Hōgen Rebellion of 1156, exiled to Sanuki, and later famed as a vengeful spirit.
Emperor Suzaku
Emperor Suzaku (朱雀天皇; 923–952), personal name Hiroakira, was the 61st emperor of Japan, reigning from 930 to 946, a reign marked by the Jōhei and Tengyō rebellions.
Emperor Suzong of Tang
Emperor Suzong of Tang, personal name Li Heng (李亨, 711–762), was a Tang dynasty emperor who took the throne at Lingwu during the An Lushan rebellion.
Emperor Taishō (嘉仁)
Emperor Taishō (Yoshihito, 嘉仁), 123rd emperor of Japan, reigned 1912–1926. Third son of Emperor Meiji; frail health from childhood meningitis led to Hirohito's 1921 regency; era of Taishō democracy.
Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei
Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei (北魏太武帝), personal name Tuoba Tao, was a Northern Wei emperor remembered for the first state suppression of Buddhism in Chinese history.
Emperor Taizong of Jin
Emperor Taizong of Jin (金太宗), personal name Wanyan Sheng, was the second emperor of the Jurchen Jin dynasty, whose armies destroyed the Liao and captured the Northern Song capital.
Emperor Taizong of Liao
Emperor Taizong of Liao, born Yelü Deguang, was a Khitan emperor who conquered the Later Jin, took in the Sixteen Prefectures, and ruled Khitan and Chinese by separate systems.
Emperor Taizong of Song
Emperor Taizong of Song (赵炅, Zhao Jiong, 939–997), born Zhao Kuangyi, was the second emperor of China's Song dynasty and the younger brother of its founder, Emperor Taizu.
Emperor Taizong of Tang
Emperor Taizong of Tang (Li Shimin, 李世民, 599–649, r. 626–649), second Tang emperor who took the throne via the Xuanwu Gate Incident; his Zhenguan era became a model of good governance across East Asia and eighteenth-century Europe.
Emperor Taizong Receiving the Tibetan Envoy
Emperor Taizong Receiving the Tibetan Envoy (步辇图, Bu Nian Tu) is a Tang dynasty silk handscroll attributed to Yan Liben, in the Palace Museum, Beijing.
Emperor Taizu of Jin
Emperor Taizu of Jin (金太祖), personal name Aguda, was the founder and first emperor of the Jurchen Jin dynasty, reigning 1115 to 1123 and destroying the Liao empire.
Emperor Taizu of Later Liang
Emperor Taizu of Later Liang, also known as Zhu Wen and Zhu Quanzhong, was the founding emperor of Later Liang during the Five Dynasties period, reigning from 907 to 912.
Emperor Taizu of Song
Emperor Taizu of Song (Zhao Kuangyin) was the army commander who deposed the Later Zhou and founded the Song dynasty, reigning as its first emperor from 960 to 976.
Emperor Takakura
Emperor Takakura, personal name Norihito, was the 80th emperor of Japan, reigning from 1168 to 1180 in the late Heian period; he was a son of the retired emperor Go-Shirakawa.
Emperor Tenji (天智天皇)
Emperor Tenji (天智天皇, 626–671), 38th emperor of Japan, formerly Prince Naka no Ōe; led the 645 Isshi Incident and Taika Reforms, lost the Battle of Baekgang in 663, ruled from Ōmi Ōtsu, and created Japan's first family register and legal code.
Emperor Tenmu
Emperor Tenmu (天武天皇), Prince Ōama, 622–686, reigned 673–686 after winning the 672 Jinshin War; first to use tennō, issued the Asuka Kiyomihara Code, ordered the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, and founded the Tenmu dynasty.
Emperor Tianzuo of Liao
Emperor Tianzuo of Liao, personal name Yelü Yanxi, was the last emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty; his capture by Jin forces in 1125 ended the dynasty.
Emperor Toba (鳥羽天皇)
Emperor Toba (鳥羽天皇, 1103–1156), 74th Japanese emperor, reigned 1107–1123 then ruled as senior cloistered emperor over Sutoku, Konoe, and Go-Shirakawa; his 1156 death triggered the Hōgen Disturbance.
Emperor Tomato Ketchup (トマトケチャップ皇帝)
Emperor Tomato Ketchup (トマトケチャップ皇帝, Tomato Kecchappu Kōtei) is Shūji Terayama's 1970/1971 Japanese experimental film in which children overthrow adults and found a ketchup-symbol state; 75-minute director's cut released 1996.
Emperor Uda (宇多天皇)
Emperor Uda (宇多天皇), 867–931, was the 59th emperor of Japan, reigning from 887 to 897 and ruling directly after the regent Fujiwara no Mototsune's death.
Emperor vs Sarat Chandra
Emperor vs Sarat Chandra (এম্পেরর ভার্সেস শরৎচন্দ্র) is a 2026 Bengali historical drama by Srijit Mukherji about the British ban on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's 1926 novel Pather Dabi and his Tagore correspondence, starring Tota Roy Choudhury and Abir Chatterjee, released Durga Puja 2026.
Emperor Wen of Han
Emperor Wen of Han, personal name Liu Heng (刘恒), was the third emperor of the Western Han dynasty, remembered for frugal governance, lighter punishments, and reduced taxation; his tomb, Baling, was identified near Xi'an in 2021.
Emperor Wen of Liu Song
Emperor Wen of Liu Song (宋文帝), born Liu Yilong, ruled the Liu Song dynasty of southern China from 424 to 453 in the Yuanjia era.