emperors

= Famous Chinese Emperors=


 * Ying Zheng (Qin Shi Huang) - Qin Dynasty
 * First emperor of China.
 * Built over 270 palaces. He was afraid of assassination attempts and slept at a different palace every night.
 * In 213 BC he ordered that all books be burned that were not about agriculture or medicine.
 * Created of the Terracotta Army


 * Pu Yi - Qing Dynasty
 * Last emperor of China.


 * Kang XI - Qing Dynasty
 * The emperor who reigned the longest, sixty-one years.


 * Liu Long - Han Dynasty
 * Became emperor when he was three months old upon his father's death. He only became emperor because Empress Dowager wanted power but couldn't have it until there was an emperor.


 * Zhao Ji - Song Dynasty
 * Most famous for his artistic abilities.


 * Hou Zhu - Southern Chen Dynasty
 * Most poetic emperor.


 * Hong Wu - Ming Dynasty
 * Cruelest emperor.
 * Excuted many friends and family that he thought were against him as emperor.
 * Divided land among farmers equally (he came from a poor background).


 * Tang Taizong - Tang Dynasty
 * Restored China's government and power to its fullest.
 * His name means "Great Ancestor."
 * His military extended China's borders. China is currently the fourth largest country.


 * Wu Zhao - Tang Dynasty[[image:cnimage_32.jpg align="left"]]
 * Only female emperor. Different than an empress, because an empress is only the emperor's chief wife.