List of Yuan emperors
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Emperor of the Great Yuan | |
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大元皇帝 | |
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Style | His Imperial Majesty (陛下) Great Khan (大汗) |
First monarch | Kublai Khan (Yuan dynasty) Toghon Temür (Northern Yuan) |
Last monarch | Toghon Temür (Yuan dynasty) Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür (Northern Yuan) |
Formation | 1271 (Yuan dynasty) 1368 (Northern Yuan) |
Abolition | 1368 (Yuan dynasty) 1388 (Northern Yuan) |
Residence | Imperial Palace, Shangdu Imperial Palace, Dadu |
Appointer | Hereditary |
The following is a list of emperors of the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). It also contains early rulers (Khagans-Emperors and regents) of the Mongol Empire posthumously honored by Kublai Khan as Yuan emperors.
List of emperors[]
Portrait | Name by which most commonly known | Temple name | Posthumous name | Khan name | Given name | Lifespan | Period of reign | Era name and their according range of years |
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Convention: use first name (e.g. Temüjin) or Khan names for khans before Kublai Khan. Use "Yuan" + temple name or posthumous name after. A mix of the three for Kublai Khan. | ||||||||
Notes: 1) Decades before Kublai Khan announced the dynastic name "Great Yuan" in 1271, Khagans (Great Khans) of the "Great Mongol State" (Yeke Mongγol Ulus) already started to use the Chinese title of Emperor (Chinese: 皇帝; pinyin: Huángdì) practically in the Chinese language since the enthronement of Genghis Emperor (成吉思皇帝; 'Chéngjísī Huángdì') in Spring 1206[1]. 2) To non-Chinese readers, usually the khan names are the most familiar names. 3) Timur or Temür means the same Mongolian words but Temür will be used for avoiding confusion with Timur. | ||||||||
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Genghis Khan | Taizu (太祖 Tàizǔ) | Emperor Fatian Qiyun Shengwu (法天啟運聖武皇帝) | Genghis Khan (成吉思汗) | Borjigin Temüjin (孛兒只斤鐵木真 Bó'érjìjǐn Tiěmùzhēn) | 1155/1162-1227 | 1206–1227 | did not exist |
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Tolui | Ruizong (睿宗 Ruìzōng) | Emperor Rensheng Jingxiang (仁聖景襄皇帝) | None | Borjigin Tolui (孛兒只斤拖雷 Bó'érjìjǐn Tuōléi) | 1191-1232 | 1227–1229 | None |
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Ögedei Khan | Taizong (太宗 Tàizōng) | Emperor Yingwen (英文皇帝) | None | Borjigin Ögedei (孛兒只斤窩闊台 Bó'érjìjǐn Wōkuòtái) | 1186-1241 | 1229–1241 | None |
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Güyük Khan | Dingzong (定宗 Dìngzōng) | Emperor Jianping (簡平皇帝) | None | Borjigin Güyük (孛兒只斤貴由 Bó'érjìjǐn Guìyuó) | 1206-1248 | 1246–1248 | None |
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Möngke Khan | Xianzong (憲宗 Xiànzōng) | Emperor Huansu (桓肅皇帝) | None | Borjigin Möngke (孛兒只斤蒙哥 Bó'érjìjǐn Ménggē) | 1209-1259 | 1251–1259 | None |
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Kublai Khan | Shizu (世祖 Shìzǔ) | Emperor Shengde Shengong Wenwu (聖德神功文武皇帝) | Setsen Khan (薛禪汗) | Borjigin Kublai (孛兒只斤忽必烈 Bó'érjìjǐn H��bìliè) | 1215-1294 | 1260–1294 | Zhongtong (中統 Zhōngtǒng) 1260–1264 Zhiyuan (至元 Zhìyuán) 1264–1294 |
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Temür Khan | Chengzong (成宗 Chéngzōng) | Emperor Qinming Guangxiao (欽明廣孝皇帝) | Öljeytü Khan (完澤篤汗) | Borjigin Temür (孛兒只斤鐵木耳 Bó'érjìjǐn Tiěmù'ěr) | 1265-1307 | 1294–1307 | Yuanzhen (元貞 Yuánzhēn) 1295–1297 Dade (大德 Dàdé) 1297–1307 |
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Külüg Khan | Wuzong (武宗 Wǔzōng) | Emperor Renhui Xuanxiao (仁惠宣孝皇帝) | Külüg Khan (曲律汗) | Borjigin Qayshan (孛兒只斤海山 Bó'érjìjǐn Hǎishān) | 1281-1311 | 1307–1311 | Zhida (至大 Zhìdà) 1308–1311 |
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Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan | Renzong (仁宗 Rénzōng) | Emperor Shengwen Qinxiao (聖文欽孝皇帝) | Buyantu Khan (普顏篤汗) | Borjigin Ayurparibhadra (孛兒只斤愛育黎拔力八達 Bó'érjìjǐn Àiyùlíbálìbādá) | 1285-1320 | 1311–1320 | Huangqing (皇慶 Huángqìng) 1312–1313 Yanyou (延祐 Yányòu) 1314–1320 |
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Gegeen Khan | Yingzong (英宗 Yīngzōng) | Emperor Ruisheng Wenxiao (睿聖文孝皇帝) | Gegeen Khan (格堅汗) | Borjigin Suddhipala (孛兒只斤碩德八剌 Bó'érjìjǐn Shuòdébālá) | 1302-1323 | 1320–1323 | Zhizhi (至治 Zhìzhì) 1321–1323 |
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Yesün Temür | None | None | None | Borjigin Yesün-Temür (孛兒只斤也孫鐵木兒 Bó'érjìjǐn Yěsūntiěmùér) | 1293-1328 | 1323–1328 | Taiding (泰定 Tàidìng) 1321–1328 Zhihe (致和 Zhìhé) 1328 |
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Ragibagh Khan | None | None | None | Borjigin Arigaba (孛兒只斤阿速吉八 Bó'érjìjǐn Āsùjíbā) | 1320-1328 | 1328 | Tianshun (天順 Tiānshùn) 1328 |
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Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür | Wenzong (文宗 Wénzōng) | Emperor Shengming Yuanxiao (聖明元孝皇帝) | Jayaatu Khan (札牙篤汗) | Borjigin Toq-Temür (孛兒只斤圖鐵木兒 Bó'érjìjǐn Tútiěmùér) | 1304-1332 | 1328–1329 and 1329–1332 | Tianli (天曆 Tiānlì) 1328–1330 Zhishun (至順 Zhìshùn) 1330–1332 |
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Khutughtu Khan Kusala | Mingzong (明宗 Míngzōng) | Emperor Yixian Jingxiao (翼獻景孝皇帝) | Khutughtu Khan (忽都篤汗) | Borjigin Qoshila (孛兒只斤和世剌 Bó'érjìjǐn Héshìlà) | 1300-1329 | 1329 | None |
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Rinchinbal Khan | Ningzong (寧宗 Níngzōng) | Emperor Chongsheng Sixiao (沖聖嗣孝皇帝) | None | Borjigin Irinchibal (孛兒只斤懿璘質班 Bó'érjìjǐn Yìlínzhìbān) | 1326-1332 | 1332 | Zhishun (至順 Zhìshùn) 1332 |
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Toghon Temür | Huizong (惠宗 Huìzōng) | Emperor Xuanren Puxiao (宣仁普孝皇帝) or Emperor Shun (順皇帝) |
Ukhaghatu Khan (烏哈噶圖汗) | Borjigin Toghan-Temür (孛兒只斤妥懽貼睦爾 Bó'érjìjǐn Tuǒhuān Tiēmù'ěr) | 1320-1370 | 1333–1368 | Zhishun (至順 Zhìshùn) 1333 Yuantong (元統 Yuántǒng) 1333–1335 |
Timeline[]
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Legend:
- Orange denotes monarchs of the Mongol Empire
- Teal denotes Yuan monarchs
- Pink denotes Northern Yuan monarchs
References[]
External links[]
Media related to Emperors of the Yuan Dynasty at Wikimedia Commons
See also[]
- Yuan dynasty family tree
- List of Northern Yuan khans
- List of empresses of the Yuan dynasty
- List of Chinese monarchs
- List of Mongol rulers
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