This is a list including all rulers who had carried the title of emperor or who ruled over an empire through history.
Empire | Duration | Title(s) | See |
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Alexandrian Empire | 331 BC–301 BC | Basileus | Alexander the Great |
Roman Empire | 27 BC–1453 |
Augustus Basileus |
List of Roman emperors |
Empire of Nicaea | 1204–1261 | Basileus | |
Empire of Trebizond | 1204–1461 | Basileus | List of Trapezuntine emperors |
Empire of Thessalonica | 1224–1242 | Basileus | |
Latin Empire | 1204–1261 | Imperator | Latin Emperor |
Holy Roman Empire | 800–1806 | Imperator | Holy Roman Emperor |
Bulgarian Empire | 893–1018 1185–1396 |
Tsar | List of Bulgarian monarchs |
Serbian Empire | 1346–1371 | Tsar | List of Serbian monarchs |
Spanish colonial empire | 1492–1898 | Rey | List of Spanish monarchs |
British colonial empire | 1497–1997 | King | List of British monarchs |
Russian Tsardom | 1547–1721 | Tsar | List of Russian monarchs |
Russian Empire | 1721–1917 | Imperator | |
Austrian Empire | 1804–1918 | Kaiser | List of Austrian monarchs |
German Empire | 1871–1918 | Kaiser | List of German monarchs |
Indian Empire | 1877–1947 | King-Emperor | Emperor of India |
French Empire | 1804–1815 1852–1870 |
Empereur | List of French monarchs |
Empire | Duration | Title | See |
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Aztec Empire | 1375–1521 |
Hueyi Tlatoani ("great ruler") |
|
Inca Empire | 1438–1533 |
Sapa Inca ("only ruler") |
Pre-Conquest Sapa Incas Post-Conquest Sapa Incas |
Empire of Brazil | 1822–1889 | Imperador | List of Brazilian monarchs |
American imperialism | 1893– | President | List of presidents of the United States |
Empire | Duration | Title(s) | See |
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Ethiopian Empire | 1270–1975 |
Nəgusä nägäst ("ruler of rulers") |
List of Ethiopian emperors |
The unobtrusive titles used by the early Chola kings were replaced with high-sounding ones, such as chakravartigal (emperor, the equivalent of the northern chakravartin).
This is a list including all rulers who had carried the title of emperor or who ruled over an empire through history.
Empire | Duration | Title(s) | See |
---|---|---|---|
Alexandrian Empire | 331 BC–301 BC | Basileus | Alexander the Great |
Roman Empire | 27 BC–1453 |
Augustus Basileus |
List of Roman emperors |
Empire of Nicaea | 1204–1261 | Basileus | |
Empire of Trebizond | 1204–1461 | Basileus | List of Trapezuntine emperors |
Empire of Thessalonica | 1224–1242 | Basileus | |
Latin Empire | 1204–1261 | Imperator | Latin Emperor |
Holy Roman Empire | 800–1806 | Imperator | Holy Roman Emperor |
Bulgarian Empire | 893–1018 1185–1396 |
Tsar | List of Bulgarian monarchs |
Serbian Empire | 1346–1371 | Tsar | List of Serbian monarchs |
Spanish colonial empire | 1492–1898 | Rey | List of Spanish monarchs |
British colonial empire | 1497–1997 | King | List of British monarchs |
Russian Tsardom | 1547–1721 | Tsar | List of Russian monarchs |
Russian Empire | 1721–1917 | Imperator | |
Austrian Empire | 1804–1918 | Kaiser | List of Austrian monarchs |
German Empire | 1871–1918 | Kaiser | List of German monarchs |
Indian Empire | 1877–1947 | King-Emperor | Emperor of India |
French Empire | 1804–1815 1852–1870 |
Empereur | List of French monarchs |
Empire | Duration | Title | See |
---|---|---|---|
Aztec Empire | 1375–1521 |
Hueyi Tlatoani ("great ruler") |
|
Inca Empire | 1438–1533 |
Sapa Inca ("only ruler") |
Pre-Conquest Sapa Incas Post-Conquest Sapa Incas |
Empire of Brazil | 1822–1889 | Imperador | List of Brazilian monarchs |
American imperialism | 1893– | President | List of presidents of the United States |
Empire | Duration | Title(s) | See |
---|---|---|---|
Ethiopian Empire | 1270–1975 |
Nəgusä nägäst ("ruler of rulers") |
List of Ethiopian emperors |
The unobtrusive titles used by the early Chola kings were replaced with high-sounding ones, such as chakravartigal (emperor, the equivalent of the northern chakravartin).