Emperor Taizu (960-976 CE), formerly known as Zhao Kuangyin, was the founder of the Song (aka Sung) dynasty which ruled China from 960 to 1279 CE. https://www.worldhistory.org/Emperor_Taizu_of_Song/ #History #ChineseEmperor #EmperorTaizuofSong #Khitan

Throughout history, in order for a government to be respected and obeyed, it must possess some form of legitimacy recognized by the governed. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1461/the-mandate-of-heaven-and-the-yellow-turban-rebell/ #History #China #ChineseEmperor #ChineseWarfare

Dragons appear in the mythology of many ancient cultures but nowhere else in the world was the creature quite so revered as in China. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1125/the-dragon-in-ancient-china/ #History #China #ChineseArt #ChineseEmperor

The Hongwu Emperor (r. https://www.worldhistory.org/Hongwu_Emperor/ #History #ChineseEmperor #HongwuEmperor #JianwenEmperor

Empress Wu Zetian (Empress Consort Wu, Wu Hou, Wu Mei Niang, Mei-Niang, and Wu Zhao, l. https://www.worldhistory.org/Wu_Zetian/ #History #China #ChineseEmperor #EmperorTaizongofTang

Taizong (birth name, Li-Shimin, l. https://www.worldhistory.org/Emperor_Taizong_of_Tang/ #History #China #ChineseEmperor #ChineseLiterature

The Hongwu Emperor (r. https://www.worldhistory.org/Hongwu_Emperor/ #History #ChineseEmperor #HongwuEmperor #JianwenEmperor

Emperor Taizu (960-976 CE), formerly known as Zhao Kuangyin, was the founder of the Song (aka Sung) dynasty which ruled China from 960 to 1279 CE. Taizu settled for a territorially smaller but more unified and prosperous China than was seen in previous dynasties, and he made particular efforts to curb the powers of the military and bolster those of the scholar-officials within the state bureauc...https://www.worldhistory.org/Emperor_Taizu_of_Song/ #ChineseEmperor #EmperorTaizuofSong #Khitan #History

The Mandate of Heaven (Tianming), also known as Heaven's Mandate, was the divine source of authority and the right to rule of China's early kings and emperors. The ancient god or divine force known as Heaven or Sky had selected this particular individual to rule on its behalf on earth. An important element of the mandate was that although the ruler had been given great power he also had a moral...https://www.worldhistory.org/Mandate_of_Heaven/ #ChineseEmperor #ChineseGovernment #EmperorTaizongofTang

The Yongle Emperor (aka Chengzu or Yung Lo, r. 1403-1424 CE) was the third ruler of the Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 CE). Inheriting a stable state thanks to the work of his father, the Hongwu Emperor (r. 1368-1398 CE), Yongle made lasting contributions to Chinese history such as moving the capital to Beijing and beginning construction of the Forbidden City as an imperial residence. The empe...https://www.worldhistory.org/Yongle_Emperor/ #ChineseEmperor #HongwuEmperor #JianwenEmperor