In The history of China for thousands of years, countless outstanding emperors have emerged. They were able to conquer the world on horseback, and they were able to rule the world in a civilized manner, promoting the progress of Chinese history. So which emperors in Chinese history were the best at conquest? Maybe you can casually say Tang Taizong, Genghis Khan and so on. In this article, the 10 most outstanding representatives are selected for discussion.
1, Tang Taizong (Li Shimin)
Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, was the leader of the Tang Dynasty in unifying the world. He spent his life conquering the south and the north, strategizing, good at strategy, and was one of the few perfect emperors in ancient China. Tang Taizong's military ability is very prominent, and he once led the Li clique to sweep the world and unify the world. According to his own military strategy, he destroyed the Eastern Turks, Xueyantuo, and Gaochang, defeated the powerful regimes of Tuguhun, Western Turks, and Goguryeo, and was honored by the nomadic peoples at that time as "Heavenly Khan".
2, Genghis Khan (Temujin)
Genghis Khan Temujin, was the founder of the Mongol Khanate. At first, he did not have a single soldier, and was chased and killed by the enemy family everywhere, and almost died. Later, Temujin began to rise with the support of Wang Khan, and gradually displayed amazing military genius. After decades of war, Temujin basically unified the Mongol ministries in 1206 and established the Mongol Khanate. After that, Temujin destroyed the Western Xia, Western Liao, and Hualazimo, defeated the Jin Dynasty, and obtained a large amount of land, laying the foundation for The Mongol hegemony over Eurasia.
3, Qing Shengzu (Kangxi/Xuan Ye)
Kangxi was similar to Emperor Taizong of Tang and was one of the few perfect emperors in Chinese history. Kangxi staged a coup d'état as a teenager, imprisoned Aobai, and began to pro-government. Subsequently, the "San Francisco Rebellion" was put down, the Zheng regime in Taiwan was destroyed, and the interior was completely unified. This was followed by the Yaksa War, which forced Russia to sign the Treaty of Nebuchadnezzar, which guaranteed stability in the northeast for 170 years, and three more pro-conquests of Kaldan to include Outer Mongolia in its territory. Expelled from Tibet and included Tibet in the territory. In the later years of the Kangxi Dynasty, the Qing army had reached the Urumqi area. He laid the foundation for the formation of China's territory.
4, Jin Taizu (Finish Yan A Bone)
Guanyan Ah Kuan da is the founder of the Golden Kingdom, this person learned martial arts archery from an early age, excellent military ability, extraordinary ambition. As an adult, he became the leader of the Guanyan clan, and he was determined to defeat the Liao state. Akuta first unified the Jurchen ministries and established the Jin Kingdom in 1114. He created one military miracle after another in the war against the Liao. In the Battle of Chuhedian in 1113, he led 3,700 Jurchen soldiers to defeat the Liao state with 100,000 iron horses; in 1114, he defeated the Liao army of 270,000 with 10,000 troops; in 1115, he defeated the Liao army of 700,000 with 20,000 people. By 1120, the Liao state of Zhongjing, Xijing, and Nanjing were successively attacked and fallen by Ah Kuan, and the Liao state existed in name only. In 1123, Ah Kuan tat Died in the Year of England.
5, Northern Wei Taiwu Emperor (拓跋焘)
Tuoba Tao, the Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei, was the third emperor of Northern Wei, and after he came to power, with the aim of "fixing the four tables and mixing one Ronghua", he personally led his army to conquest, maneuvered around dangerous situations, attacked Huxia, Northern Yan, and Northern Liang, conquered Shanhu, surrendered the western states of Shanshan, Guizi, and Sogdia, expelled Tuguhun, and unified the north. In the war of unification, he also took time to personally conquer the Rouran Khanate at its peak, which led to the almost collapse of Rouran. In the end, he attacked Liu Song in the south and drank the Yangtze River, causing Liu Yilong to have no choice but to look north.
6, Ming Taizu (Zhu Yuanzhang)
Zhu Yuanzhang was also an emperor who survived the war. In 1352, he began to join Guo Zixing's peasant rebel army, and subsequently displayed outstanding military talent. Subsequently, he captured Nanjing, defeating Zhang Shicheng, Chen Youyu and other southern separatist regimes. After that, he also strategized and commanded the national war against the Yuan Dynasty, drove the Mongols out of the Central Plains, and restored han chinese rule over the Central Plains.
7, Emperor Guangwu of Han (Liu Xiu)
Liu Xiu, the Emperor of Han Guangwu, can be said to be the most outstanding military emperor of the entire Han Dynasty, and he joined the peasant army in the last years of Wang Mang's reign and launched an attack on Wang Mang. In the Battle of Kunyang, Liu Xiu won more with less and became famous in the first battle. Subsequently, Liu Xiu led his army into Hebei, developed his forces, and defeated the Chimei and Lulin armies. Liu Xiu then commanded the battle of the whole country, and after 12 years of war, unified the whole country. After that, Liu Xiu practiced martial arts and implemented a policy of recuperation, if not, Liu Xiu's military ability would be fully demonstrated in the desert and the western region.
8, Wooden Pole Khan (Ashina Qianjin)
The Khan of Mugan, the third Khan of the Turks, was fierce, heroic, resourceful, and good at fighting. During his reign, he destroyed the Ruoran Khanate and unified the desert; joined forces with Persia to divide the Yuanda Khanate; and in the east, khitan and tiele in the north, spreading the Turkic territory to the east to the LiaoHai and the west to the Western Sea. In this era, northern Zhou and northern Qi were both Turkic horses.
9, Qing Taizong (Emperor Taiji)
Emperor Taiji was the most capable person in the history of the Qing Dynasty, and if it were not for his early death, he might have been the one who entered the Central Plains. Unlike Nurhaci's hot blood, Huang Taiji was very calm, and almost all the wars of his life were victorious. After succeeding to the throne in 1626, he invaded Mongolia Lindan in the west, Korea in the east, Jurchen in the north, and ming dynasty in the south, basically occupying the north of the Great Wall. He established the famous Eight Banners Army of the Qing Dynasty. Before Huang Taiji's death, he had basically completed all preparations for entering the Central Plains. Unfortunately, he died in 1643, and his wish could only be fulfilled by his younger brother Dorgon.
10, Liao Dezong (Yelü Dashi)
After the fall of the Liao state, Yelü Dashi led the remnants of the Khitan tribe to move west to the western region and began the epic cause of restoration. His military ability is famous in history, he first led a city to mourn the army of 100,000 Song troops in Yanjing, and then led hundreds of irons to ride thousands of miles of land in Central Asia, extending the kingdom of Yelü clan for nearly a hundred years. He defeated the Uighurs of Gaochang and the Qarakhanids in the Western Regions and dominated the Western Regions. In 1141, the Islamic forces in West Asia and Central Asia, led by the Seljuk Empire, concentrated a large army in a decisive battle between Samarkand and The Great Stone of Jerusalem, and was defeated by the Great Stone of Jerusalem. Thereafter, the Seljuk Empire was forced to withdraw from Central Asia.