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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.
Emperor Wen of Sui
Emperor Wen of Sui (隋文帝), personal name Yang Jian, was the founding emperor of the Sui dynasty, enthroned in 581 after taking the throne from the Northern Zhou.
Emperor Wencheng of Northern Wei
Emperor Wencheng of Northern Wei, personal name Tuoba Jun (拓跋濬), was emperor of Northern Wei from 440 to 466, known for beginning the Yungang cave-temples.
Emperor Wenzong of Tang
Emperor Wenzong of Tang (Li Ang, 李昂) was a Tang emperor who reigned until 840, and whose failed plot against the eunuchs ended in the Sweet Dew Incident.
Emperor Wu of Chen
Emperor Wu of Chen (陈霸先, Chen Baxian, 503–559) was a Liang dynasty general who repelled a Northern Qi invasion and founded the Chen dynasty, reigning as its first emperor from 557 to 559.
Emperor Wu of Han
Emperor Wu of Han (汉武帝, Liu Che), seventh Western Han emperor (140–87 BCE), waged war on the Xiongnu, sent Zhang Qian west, opened the Silk Road, and built salt-iron monopolies; later judged tyrant and hero.
Emperor Wu of Jin
Emperor Wu of Jin, personal name Sima Yan (司马炎), was the founding emperor of Western Jin who conquered Eastern Wu in 280 and reunified China after the Three Kingdoms period.
Emperor Wu of Liang
Emperor Wu of Liang (萧衍, personal name Xiao Yan) was a regional commander at Xiangyang who overthrew the Qi dynasty in a year-long campaign and founded the Liang dynasty.
Emperor Wu of Liang's 'surrender' of himself to Tongtai Temple
Emperor Wu of Liang's 'surrender' of himself to Tongtai Temple (同泰寺捨身) was a rite in which the emperor formally gave himself to the temple as a Buddhist offering.
Emperor Wu of Liu Song
Emperor Wu of Liu Song (Liu Yu, 刘裕) was an Eastern Jin general who rose from poverty to defeat Huan Xuan, Lu Xun, and the Southern Yan state.
Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou
Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou (宇文邕), personal name Yuwen Yong, was the third emperor of the Northern Zhou dynasty, who unified northern China and banned Buddhism in 574.
Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou's conquest of Northern Qi
Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou's conquest of Northern Qi (周武帝灭齐) was Emperor Wu's 577 campaign that destroyed Northern Qi and gave Northern Zhou the Yellow River basin.
Emperor Wu of Southern Qi
Emperor Wu of Southern Qi (萧赜, 440–493), personal name Xiao Ze, was the second emperor of Southern Qi, whose Yongming era (483–493) was peaceful and saw a flourishing literary culture.
Emperor Wu's deathbed entrustment of state affairs to Huo Guang
Emperor Wu's deathbed entrustment of state affairs to Huo Guang (汉武帝托孤) was Emperor Wu of Han's arrangement placing his eight-year-old son and the government under ministers headed by Huo Guang.
Emperor Wu's Edict on Recommending Filial and Incorrupt Men
Emperor Wu's Edict on Recommending Filial and Incorrupt Men (察举制确立), a Han dynasty edict of 134 BC adopted on Dong Zhongshu's advice, made recommendation an annual route to office.
Emperor Wucheng of Northern Qi
Emperor Wucheng of Northern Qi (北齐武成帝), personal name Gao Zhan, was the fourth emperor of Northern Qi, reigning from 561 until his abdication in 565.
Emperor Wuzong of Tang
Emperor Wuzong of Tang, personal name Li Chan, was a Tang dynasty emperor who reigned from 814 to 846 and is known for the 845 persecution of Buddhism, in which over 4,600 monasteries were destroyed.
Emperor Xian of Han
Emperor Xian of Han (漢獻帝, Liu Xie, 181–234), last Eastern Han emperor (r. 189–220), was a puppet of Dong Zhuo, then Cao Cao at Xuchang; he abdicated to Cao Pi in 220 and died as Duke of Shanyang in 234.
Emperor Xian's Flight from Chang'an
Emperor Xian's Flight from Chang'an (獻帝東歸) was the Han emperor Xiandi's eastward return to Luoyang in 196, closing a captivity begun when Dong Zhuo moved him west in 190.
Emperor Xianwen of Northern Wei
Emperor Xianwen of Northern Wei (拓跋弘, Tuoba Hong, 455–476) was an emperor of China's Northern Wei dynasty who reigned from age 12 and abdicated in 471.
Emperor Xianzong of Ming
Emperor Xianzong of Ming (朱见深, 1447–1487) was a Ming dynasty emperor who reigned under the era name Chenghua, after twice being heir apparent and once a demoted prince.