There have been many outstanding emperors in Chinese history, and the definition of "greatness" may vary from person to person. Here are some of the emperors who are widely considered to have had significant historical influence:
10, Qing Gaozong
Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, the sixth emperor of the Qing Dynasty, alias Changchun layman, Xintian master, late name Gu Xi Tianzi, Shiquan old man. "Qianlong", which means "the way of heaven is prosperous", is the emperor who actually held the highest power of the country for the longest time in Chinese history, and he is also the longest-lived emperor. During his reign, the country continued to develop, laying the foundation for the territory of modern China, and the culture and art also reached a very high level.
9, Qing Shengzu
Emperor Kangxi, the fourth emperor of the Qing Dynasty, called himself the master of the body. "Kangxi" reigned for 61 years, making him the longest-reigning emperor in Chinese history. He was the defender of a unified multi-ethnic state, created a great situation of the prosperous Kangqian era, and was respected by scholars as "the first emperor of the ages".
8, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty
Liu Xiu, the ninth grandson of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty. The founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, an outstanding politician and military strategist in Chinese history. During his reign, he rectified the rule of officials, stabilized the people's livelihood, revived the economy, and realized the situation of "Guangwu Zhongxing". Historians of all dynasties have praised him, and Mao Zedong called him "the most learned, the most skilled in employing people, and the most proficient in warfare in history."
7, Emperor Wen of Sui
Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian, the founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty, was an outstanding politician, military strategist, and reformer in Chinese history. During his reign, he unified the currency, rectified the household registration, implemented the equalization system, set up granaries, was determined to reform, made great efforts to govern the country, practiced frugality, and made outstanding political achievements, laying the foundation for the development of the Sui Dynasty.
6, Ming Taizu
Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the year name "Hongwu". During his reign, he strengthened the centralized system, governed the country strictly, implemented the system of health centers, reduced or exempted taxes, paid close attention to education, and established a system of eight shares to take scholars. Under his rule, social production was gradually restored and developed, known in history as the "rule of Hongwu".
5, Yuan Taizu
Temujin, known as "Genghis Khan", was the Khan of the Great Mongolian State and Yuan Taizu, an outstanding military strategist and statesman in world history. Temujin was the founder of the Mongol Empire, having waged the largest war in human history and built a vast empire, whose influence spread throughout Eurasia.
4, Song Taizu
Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, was a military strategist, politician and strategist from the fifth dynasty to the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty. During his reign, according to Prime Minister Zhao Pu's strategy of "first the south and then the north, first the easy and then the difficult", he completed the unification of most of the country; The centralization of power was strengthened through the release of military power through a glass of wine, and the foundation of the Song Dynasty was laid.
3, Tang Taizong
Tang Taizong Li Shimin, the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was a famous Chinese politician, strategist, military strategist, calligrapher, and poet. At the beginning of his reign, he ruled the world with internal culture and created the "rule of Zhenguan". He opened up his territory to the outside world and obtained the honorific title of "Tian Khan", which laid an important foundation for the prosperous situation of the Tang Dynasty for more than 100 years.
2. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the seventh emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, was an outstanding politician, military strategist, strategist, and writer. During his reign, he strengthened the centralization of power, promoted talented people in an eclectic manner, reformed the currency system, attacked the Xiongnu many times, and sent Zhang Qian as an envoy to the Western Regions, expanding the territory of the Han Dynasty.
1、秦始皇
Qin Shi Huang Yingzheng, an outstanding statesman, strategist, and reformer in ancient China, and the founder of the Qin Dynasty, the first absolutist centralized state in Chinese history. He ended the situation of the disputes between the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, laid the basic pattern of China's political system for more than 2,000 years, and was praised as "the first emperor of the ages" by the Ming Dynasty thinker Li Zhen.
These are just a few of the emperors who are widely considered to have had significant historical influence, and the definition of "great" may vary from person to person, so this list is not absolute.