List of Yuan emperors

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Emperor of the Great Yuan
大元皇帝
Imperial
Last to reign Toghon Temür 1333–1368
Details
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
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.
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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 Zhiyuan (至元 Zhìyuán) 1335–1340 Zhizheng (至正 Zhìzhèng) 1341–1368

Timeline[]

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