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Also Known As Sui Gaozu • Yang Jian • Gaozu • Wen-ti
Born 541 • China
Died 604 (aged 63) • China
Title / Office emperor (581-604), China
House / Dynasty Sui dynasty
Notable Family Members son Yangdi
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Kangxi
emperor of Qing dynasty
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Wudi
emperor of Han dynasty
Mao Zedong smiling and waving with his right hand while standing outdoors in front of large lanterns and a crowd.
Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
Qianlong
Qianlong
emperor of Qing dynasty
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Li Hongzhang
Chinese statesman
Wuhou
Wuhou
empress of Tang dynasty
Zhang Zhidong, engraving.
Zhang Zhidong
Chinese official
Jacques-Louis David: The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries
Napoleon I
emperor of France
Akbar Hunting
Akbar
Mughal emperor
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Muḥammad I Askia
Songhai ruler
Darius the Great
Darius I
king of Persia
Charles the Bold
Charles
duke of Burgundy
Sesostris III
Sesostris III
king of Egypt
The Yongle emperor, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Yongle
emperor of Ming dynasty
Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai
premier of China
Liu Shaoqi
Liu Shaoqi
Chinese statesman
Lin Biao, Zhou Enlai, and other Chinese officials stand in uniform, holding up Little Red Books during a 1967 Red Guard rally in China.
Lin Biao
Chinese military leader
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek
Chinese soldier and statesman
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Xuanzong
emperor of Tang dynasty [685–762]
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An Lushan
Chinese general

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