List of Emperors of the Yuan Dynasty
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The following is a list of Emperors of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty.
See also: Yuan Dynasty family tree
| Temple names | Posthumous names | Khan Names | Given names | Period of Reigns | Era names and their according range of years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convention: use first name (e.g. Temujin) or Khan names for khans before Kublai Khan. Use "Yuan" + temple name or posthumous name after. A mix of the three for Kublai Khan. | |||||
| Note: 1) all first names of the sovereigns were those more familiar to western readers. |
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| Taizu (太祖 Tàizǔ) | too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign | Genghis Khan | Borjigin Temujin (孛兒只斤鐵木真 Bèi'érzhījīn Tiěmùzhēn) | 1206-1227 | did not exist |
| Ruizong (睿宗 Ruìzōng) | too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign | ? | Borjigin Tolui (孛兒只斤拖雷 Bèi'érzhījīn Tuōléi) | 1228 | did not exist |
| Taizong (太宗 Tàizōng) | too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign | Ögedei Khan | Borjigin Ögedei (孛兒只斤窩闊台 Bèi'érzhījīn Wōkuòtái) | 1229-1241 | did not exist |
| did not exist | did not exist | Töregene Khâtûn (乃馬真 Nǎimǎzhēn) | regent 1241-1246 | did not exist | |
| Dingzong (定宗 Dìngzōng) | too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign | Güyük Khan | Borjigin Güyük (孛兒只斤貴由 Bèi'érzhījīn Guìyuó) | 1246-1248 | did not exist |
| did not exist | did not exist | ? | Oghul Ghaymish (海米失 Hǎimǐshī) | regent 1248-1251 | did not exist |
| Xianzong (憲宗 Xiànzōng) | too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign | Möngke Khan | Borjigin Möngke (孛兒只斤蒙哥 Bèi'érzhījīn Ménggē) | 1251-1259 | did not exist |
| Shizu (世祖 Shìzǔ) | too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign | Kublai Khan | Borjigin Kublai (孛兒只斤忽必烈 Bèi'érzhījīn Hūbìliè) | 1260-1294 | Zhongtong (中統 Zhōngtǒng) 1260-1264 |
| Chengzong (成宗 Chéngzōng) | too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign | Temür Öljeytü Khân | Borjigin Temür (孛兒只斤鐵木耳 Bèi'érzhījīn Tiěmù'ěr) | 1294-1307 | Yuanzhen (元貞 Yuánzhēn) 1295-1297 |
| Wuzong (武宗 Wǔzōng) | too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign | Qayshan Gülük | Borjigin Qayshan (孛兒只斤海山 Bèi'érzhījīn Hǎishān) | 1308-1311 | Zhida (至大 Zhìdà) 1308-1311 |
| Renzong (仁宗 Rénzōng) | too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign | Ayurparibhadra | Borjigin Ayurparibhadra (孛兒只斤愛育黎拔力八達 Bèi'érzhījīn Àiyùlíbálìbādá) | 1311-1320 | Huangqing (皇慶 Huángqìng) 1312-1313 |
| Yingzong (英宗 Yīngzōng) | too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign | Suddhipala Gege'en | Borjigin Suddhipala (孛兒只斤碩德八剌 Bèi'érzhījīn Shuòdébālá) | 1321-1323 | Zhizhi (至治 Zhìzhì) 1321-1323 |
| Convention: for the following sovereign only, use "yuan" + posthumous name, i.e. 元泰定帝 Yuán Tài Dìng Dì. | |||||
| Jinzong (晉宗 Jìnzōng) | Taiding Di (泰定帝 Tàidìng Dì) | Yesün-Temür | Borjigin Yesün-Temür (孛兒只斤也孫鐵木兒 Bèi'érzhījīn Yěsūntiěmùér) | 1323-1328 | Taiding (泰定 Tàidìng) 1321-1328 Zhihe (致和 Zhìhé) 1328 |
| did not exist | Tianshun Di (天順帝 Tiānshùn Dì) | Arigaba | Borjigin Arigaba (孛兒只斤阿速吉八 Bèi'érzhījīn Āsùjíbā) | 1328 | Tianshun (天順 Tiānshùn) 1328 |
| Wenzong (文宗 Wénzōng) | too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign | Jijaghatu Toq-Temür | Borjigin Toq-Temür (孛兒只斤圖鐵木兒 Bèi'érzhījīn Tútiěmùér) | 1328-1329 and 1329-1332 | Tianli (天曆 Tiānlì) 1328-1330 Zhishun (至順 Zhìshùn) 1330-1332 |
| Mingzong (明宗 Míngzōng) | too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign | Qoshila Qutuqtu | Borjigin Qoshila (孛兒只斤和世剌 Bèi'érzhījīn Héshìlà) | 1329 | did not exist |
| Ningzong (寧宗 Níngzōng) | too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign | Irinchibal | Borjigin Irinchibal (孛兒只斤懿璘質班 Bèi'érzhījīn Yìlínzhìbān) | 1332 | Zhishun (至順 Zhìshùn) 1332 |
| Convention: for the following sovereign only, use "yuan" + posthumous name. | |||||
| Huizong (惠宗 Huìzōng) | Shundi (順帝 Shùndì) | Toghan-Temür | Borjigin Toghan-Temür (孛兒只斤妥懽鐵木兒 Bèi'érzhījīn Tuǒhuān Tiěmùér) | 1333-1370 |
Zhishun (至順 Zhìshùn) 1333 |
| Temple Names (Miao Hao 廟號 Miào Hào) | Posthumous Names (Shi Hao 諡號) | Khan Names | Born Names | Period of Reigns | Era Names (Nian Hao 年號) and their according range of years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convention: use khan names or born names. | |||||
| Note: 1) all first names of the sovereigns were those more familiar to western readers. | |||||
| Convention: for the following sovereign only, use "yuan" + posthumous name. | |||||
| Huizong (惠宗 Huìzōng) (same person as the last Yuan emperor in China) | Shundi (順帝 Shùndì) | Toghan-Temür | Borjigin Toghan-Temür (孛兒只斤妥懽鐵木兒 Bèi'érzhījīn Tuǒhuān Tiěmùér) | 1333-1370 |
Zhishun (至順 Zhìshùn) 1333 |
| Zhaozong (昭宗 Zhāozōng) | did not exist | Biligtü Khan | Ayushiridara of the Borjigin clan (孛兒只斤愛育識里達臘 Bèi'érzhījīn Àiyùshílǐdálà) | 1370-1378 | Xuanguang (宣光 Xuānguāng) 1371-1378 |
| did not exist | did not exist | Usakhal Khan | Tögüs Temür of the Borjigin clan (孛兒只斤脫古思鐵木兒 Bèi'érzhījīn Tuōgǔsī Tiěmùér) | 1378-1387 | Tianguang (天光 Tiānguāng) 1378-1387 |
| Note: There were 5 more khans before the Borjigin family stepped down from the khan throne | |||||
The imperial family belongs to the Borjigin clan of the Kiyan superclan.
