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This article is being re-written. Please see Talk:Chinese sovereign#Emperor of China Article. -- PFHLai 21:18, 2005 Mar 6 (UTC)
This article has been vandalised by someone! 64.230.27.47 22:08, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
The reason I put in the NPOV tag is that it subscribes to the sinification POV (i.e. sometimes the emperor started off as a barbarian but ended up adopting the great Chinese culture). While this is a historically valid narrative, it is not the only one, and a lot of recent historical scholarship in the Yuan and Qing dynasty have pointed out how these rulers simulatenously combined both Chinese theories of rulership with Central Asia ones.
Roadrunner 03:20, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
Just keep in mind, Emperor(皇帝) and Son of Heaven(天子) is two different things. As for emperor, he is ruler of certain nation. For example, Emperor Guo of Han was the ruler of the nation which was named HAN (ruling 15 counties at early Han dynasty). Emperor is nothing to do with other kings. However, for the son of heaven, he is the ruler of the world, all kings are under his rule. 125.232.127.196 08:54, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
I would argue that the titles are synonymous and related. But I did address the concern in the intro just now. Colipon+( T) 03:58, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
The term "Emperor" is different from the term "Son of Heaven". The term "Emperor" is a term used in the Western world and it refers to: (1) a male sovereign or supreme ruler of an empire. (2) a monarch who rules or reigns over an empire. Whereas the term "Son of Heaven" is a Chinese or Jo Dynasty term. For further information see
http://zhoudynasty.freewebsites.com. In this publication, you will see that the Jo Dynasty kings were of Hebrew descent and they referred to themselves as being "sons of Heaven". In ancient times, Nimrod took away written language from his people (the migration eastward out of Eden called the River of Hiddekel). The Jo clan, though, being non-Hamites kept their language and writing system, as well as a record of their history in written form and by written genealogy records. "Son of Heaven" is a Hebrew concept, which migrated eastward into Asia via the Jo Dynasty.
Himyaosui ( talk) 00:11, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
The current "Empire of China" flag in the infobox is clearly inappropriate; it is neither the flag used by the short-lived Empire of China of Yuan Shikai, nor would that flag be proper for this article. There shouldn't be a flag at all for a title that encompasses such a long history. I'd remove the flag myself but I don't know how to edit infobox without leaving some ugly code. Hopefully someone will do it soon. o ( talk) 11:15, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
The use of Image:Flag of the Republic of China 1912-1928.svg in this article is inappropriate. For one thing, it was only used by the Republic of China. The flag of Yuan Shikai's Empire of China (1915–1916) was actually Image:YuanFlag1.svg. Similar to be sure, but different.
But more importantly, using Yuan Shikai's flag just because he was the last emperor chronologically is somewhat misleading. When people think of Imperial China or of the Chinese Emperor, they think of the period before the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912. Yuan Shikai may have technically been emperor, but he didn't succeed in re-establishing the old Empire in any way. He reigned for three months, and while that reign had implications for the history of the Republic, it didn't really have bearing on Imperial China.
I mean, look at the first sentence of this page. "The Emperor of China (Chinese: 皇帝; pinyin: Huángdì) refers to any sovereign of Imperial China reigning since the founding of the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC until the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912." Or look at the History of China template, which defines the Imperial era as lasting from 221 BC to 1911. The only flag that's appropriate for that time period is Image:China Qing Dynasty Flag 1889.svg. I'm reverting the page back to my version, and if anyone has objections to that, I would ask them to voice them here before reverting again. Orange Tuesday ( talk)
This article did not mention the term Zong which is a common and significant usage. Anyone has a good idea to put this in somewhere? I already mention it in Zong (disambiguation)
the yuan flag was official flag of the Empire of China. stop removing it. ㄏㄨㄤㄉㄧ ( talk) 01:06, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
This article creates the erroneous impression that there has been a single state called "China" for thousands of years. HOw about deleted the unnecessary references to "China", to take into consideration the feelings of the numerous non-Han peoples of East Asia. Dazibao ( talk) 06:00, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
The "Monarchy ended" date in the infobox is March 22, 1916 CE, which is the end date of the short-lived Empire of China (1915–1916) of Yuan Shikai. IMO, as in the discussion above, the date should be changed to the end date of the Qing dynasty, February 12, 1912 CE. -- Joshua Say "hi" to me! What I've done? 12:52, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
I suggest to separate the Manchu "Qing Dynasty" from the rest of Chinese Empire Series. This foreign ruling class was quite different from other periods of Chinese Monarchy, different language, different worship, different hereditary laws, different code of etiquette, different rites and protocol, etc.. Enough to make a new entry for the "Qing Monarchy". It is no good having to specifically make a note for the Qings in each of the sub-entries of China.
I am not trying to suggest a new page for every people that had ruled the land of China though, so may the Chinese fervents please stop attacking me with charges of dividing the Great China. Most of other ruling dynasties had the same code of etiquette, the same doctrine and the same worship system, and I think that's ok to be put together.
Does Puyi have any descendants today? -- 88.105.43.133 ( talk) 19:36, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
WHO IS THE ACTUAL EMPEROR NOW?
It must be remembered that the Ch'ing Dynasty (Qing Dynasty) is a foreign dynasty and not a Chinese dynasty. China for thousands of years has always been ruled by Han-Chinese people. The whole of China has only been conquered twice. Once by Mongolians and a second time by Manchurians. The Japanese almost conquered China during World War II; yet if it had conquered China, Emperor Aikihito would not be recognized as the Han-Chinese Emperor today! Just as Emperor Aikihito is Japanese. Henry P'u Yee Aisin-Gioro (ai-sin-gio-ro) is Manchurian and not Chinese. Japan, China, Korea, Manchuria, and Mongolia are five separate nations!
Hengzhen (Chinese: 恒镇; pinyin: Héngzhèn) of the Aisin Gioro clan, also spelled Heng Chen, Heng-shen and also known as Yüan Yüan (born 1944) is the son of Yuyan, descendant of the Dàoguāng Emperor. He worked as film projectionist with the Crop Production Unit of the People's Liberation Army in Shíhézǐ. He has been the head of the Aisin-Gioro clan and not China's emperor.
By Chinese custom, when a dynasty ends the emperor's lineage ends and the succeeding descendant becomes a prince rather than an emperor.
Himyaosui ( talk) 00:29, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
Could we possibly edit the photo to something more appropriate? The attire Puyi, as Emperor of Manchukuo is wearing is clearly not Chinese, and was not ever worn by any Emperor of China. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.237.7.6 ( talk) 10:18, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
Is there such a person as the Emperor of China today? Does China have a monarch in or out of power? If my family's history is connected to China's history, am I now China's official succession emperor and head of state in exile? From 1368 to 1644 the Chun family from the Ming Dynasty governed all of China. In 1644 Manchurians conquered China and China's Imperial court (Jo clan) went underground into hiding and continued their succession and mandate. So, by history, this succession is legal and legitimate. http://himyaosui.wordpress.com. Does China, therefore, have an emperor today and how many nations in this world have emperors and kings? It, also, must be remembered that Manchurians are not of the Han-Chinese race of people and therefore can not be said to be Chinese! Errors in Wikipedia and in history should be corrected.
Additionally, by whose authority do articles on China's history and articles on things Chinese appears here? Who decides who gets published and who gets deleted? By whose authority are such things done and are such people authority figures knowledgeable about China's history and Imperial system?
http://himyaosui.wordpress.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Himyaosui
I am a credible authority source. There is no one better than I am on China, China's history, and China's imperial family genealogy in or out of China.
Himyaosui ( talk) 23:42, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
Per the file description on Commons, this coat of arms image is a fictitious hoax. It is a misattributed coat of arms used only in one source (a Russian book), and there are no official Qing records that even mention a "coat of arms". Please, do not use this image. -- 李博杰 | — Talk contribs email 03:46, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
The current article seems quite well-written. At the same time, it needs rewriting to explain (a) that it is advancing a particular POV and (b) what some of the other ones are. Between the two terms, if anything, 帝 is the one that advances a "holy" narrative and makes out the possessor as a living god: Shangdi (or Di for short) was a henotheistic sky god intimately connected with Shang kingship.
The idea that 黄 is the religious term and 帝 was secular is (on its face) highly specious and needs to have the scholarship behind the claim explained very clearly. — LlywelynII 08:59, 27 October 2012 (UTC)
Per this edit, the usage of this page was established as BC and AD. Kindly maintain it consistently. — LlywelynII 04:04, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
There is massive and widespread news coverage calling Xi Jinping the new Emperor of China. I'm not going to add something to this page due to this undoubtedly controversial issue, but in polite wikipedian terms will add the comment here that I support such a change if someone wants to make it. Jeff Carr ( talk) 13:10, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
of huangdi was not "regnal imperium". There is no meaning to the term in Chinese apart from "emperor"—although scholars sometimes like to throw in some mostly obfuscating context by translating it as "thearch"—and its etymology is complicated enough that it needs to be addressed in a paragraph or six in the article itself. — LlywelynII 13:22, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
Shikai was the last Emperor of China, not Puyi. Puyi came back in 1917 but in the beginning of the page there is nothing that says 1917, only 1912. DaBiggestBird ( talk) 00:21, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
Personally, I think we should put things back to how User:Pentaxem last had them. However, I think we should discuss this. 167.91.2.226 ( talk) 17:23, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
Discussion at Talk:List_of_emperors_of_the_Han_dynasty#Portraits, concerns some pictures in this article too. Your input is welcome. Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 16:57, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
Is having a portrait of every emperor a misuse of galleries per site guidelines? — Remsense 诉 04:39, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
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This article is being re-written. Please see Talk:Chinese sovereign#Emperor of China Article. -- PFHLai 21:18, 2005 Mar 6 (UTC)
This article has been vandalised by someone! 64.230.27.47 22:08, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
The reason I put in the NPOV tag is that it subscribes to the sinification POV (i.e. sometimes the emperor started off as a barbarian but ended up adopting the great Chinese culture). While this is a historically valid narrative, it is not the only one, and a lot of recent historical scholarship in the Yuan and Qing dynasty have pointed out how these rulers simulatenously combined both Chinese theories of rulership with Central Asia ones.
Roadrunner 03:20, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
Just keep in mind, Emperor(皇帝) and Son of Heaven(天子) is two different things. As for emperor, he is ruler of certain nation. For example, Emperor Guo of Han was the ruler of the nation which was named HAN (ruling 15 counties at early Han dynasty). Emperor is nothing to do with other kings. However, for the son of heaven, he is the ruler of the world, all kings are under his rule. 125.232.127.196 08:54, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
I would argue that the titles are synonymous and related. But I did address the concern in the intro just now. Colipon+( T) 03:58, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
The term "Emperor" is different from the term "Son of Heaven". The term "Emperor" is a term used in the Western world and it refers to: (1) a male sovereign or supreme ruler of an empire. (2) a monarch who rules or reigns over an empire. Whereas the term "Son of Heaven" is a Chinese or Jo Dynasty term. For further information see
http://zhoudynasty.freewebsites.com. In this publication, you will see that the Jo Dynasty kings were of Hebrew descent and they referred to themselves as being "sons of Heaven". In ancient times, Nimrod took away written language from his people (the migration eastward out of Eden called the River of Hiddekel). The Jo clan, though, being non-Hamites kept their language and writing system, as well as a record of their history in written form and by written genealogy records. "Son of Heaven" is a Hebrew concept, which migrated eastward into Asia via the Jo Dynasty.
Himyaosui ( talk) 00:11, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
The current "Empire of China" flag in the infobox is clearly inappropriate; it is neither the flag used by the short-lived Empire of China of Yuan Shikai, nor would that flag be proper for this article. There shouldn't be a flag at all for a title that encompasses such a long history. I'd remove the flag myself but I don't know how to edit infobox without leaving some ugly code. Hopefully someone will do it soon. o ( talk) 11:15, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
The use of Image:Flag of the Republic of China 1912-1928.svg in this article is inappropriate. For one thing, it was only used by the Republic of China. The flag of Yuan Shikai's Empire of China (1915–1916) was actually Image:YuanFlag1.svg. Similar to be sure, but different.
But more importantly, using Yuan Shikai's flag just because he was the last emperor chronologically is somewhat misleading. When people think of Imperial China or of the Chinese Emperor, they think of the period before the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912. Yuan Shikai may have technically been emperor, but he didn't succeed in re-establishing the old Empire in any way. He reigned for three months, and while that reign had implications for the history of the Republic, it didn't really have bearing on Imperial China.
I mean, look at the first sentence of this page. "The Emperor of China (Chinese: 皇帝; pinyin: Huángdì) refers to any sovereign of Imperial China reigning since the founding of the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC until the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912." Or look at the History of China template, which defines the Imperial era as lasting from 221 BC to 1911. The only flag that's appropriate for that time period is Image:China Qing Dynasty Flag 1889.svg. I'm reverting the page back to my version, and if anyone has objections to that, I would ask them to voice them here before reverting again. Orange Tuesday ( talk)
This article did not mention the term Zong which is a common and significant usage. Anyone has a good idea to put this in somewhere? I already mention it in Zong (disambiguation)
the yuan flag was official flag of the Empire of China. stop removing it. ㄏㄨㄤㄉㄧ ( talk) 01:06, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
This article creates the erroneous impression that there has been a single state called "China" for thousands of years. HOw about deleted the unnecessary references to "China", to take into consideration the feelings of the numerous non-Han peoples of East Asia. Dazibao ( talk) 06:00, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
The "Monarchy ended" date in the infobox is March 22, 1916 CE, which is the end date of the short-lived Empire of China (1915–1916) of Yuan Shikai. IMO, as in the discussion above, the date should be changed to the end date of the Qing dynasty, February 12, 1912 CE. -- Joshua Say "hi" to me! What I've done? 12:52, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
I suggest to separate the Manchu "Qing Dynasty" from the rest of Chinese Empire Series. This foreign ruling class was quite different from other periods of Chinese Monarchy, different language, different worship, different hereditary laws, different code of etiquette, different rites and protocol, etc.. Enough to make a new entry for the "Qing Monarchy". It is no good having to specifically make a note for the Qings in each of the sub-entries of China.
I am not trying to suggest a new page for every people that had ruled the land of China though, so may the Chinese fervents please stop attacking me with charges of dividing the Great China. Most of other ruling dynasties had the same code of etiquette, the same doctrine and the same worship system, and I think that's ok to be put together.
Does Puyi have any descendants today? -- 88.105.43.133 ( talk) 19:36, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
WHO IS THE ACTUAL EMPEROR NOW?
It must be remembered that the Ch'ing Dynasty (Qing Dynasty) is a foreign dynasty and not a Chinese dynasty. China for thousands of years has always been ruled by Han-Chinese people. The whole of China has only been conquered twice. Once by Mongolians and a second time by Manchurians. The Japanese almost conquered China during World War II; yet if it had conquered China, Emperor Aikihito would not be recognized as the Han-Chinese Emperor today! Just as Emperor Aikihito is Japanese. Henry P'u Yee Aisin-Gioro (ai-sin-gio-ro) is Manchurian and not Chinese. Japan, China, Korea, Manchuria, and Mongolia are five separate nations!
Hengzhen (Chinese: 恒镇; pinyin: Héngzhèn) of the Aisin Gioro clan, also spelled Heng Chen, Heng-shen and also known as Yüan Yüan (born 1944) is the son of Yuyan, descendant of the Dàoguāng Emperor. He worked as film projectionist with the Crop Production Unit of the People's Liberation Army in Shíhézǐ. He has been the head of the Aisin-Gioro clan and not China's emperor.
By Chinese custom, when a dynasty ends the emperor's lineage ends and the succeeding descendant becomes a prince rather than an emperor.
Himyaosui ( talk) 00:29, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
Could we possibly edit the photo to something more appropriate? The attire Puyi, as Emperor of Manchukuo is wearing is clearly not Chinese, and was not ever worn by any Emperor of China. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.237.7.6 ( talk) 10:18, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
Is there such a person as the Emperor of China today? Does China have a monarch in or out of power? If my family's history is connected to China's history, am I now China's official succession emperor and head of state in exile? From 1368 to 1644 the Chun family from the Ming Dynasty governed all of China. In 1644 Manchurians conquered China and China's Imperial court (Jo clan) went underground into hiding and continued their succession and mandate. So, by history, this succession is legal and legitimate. http://himyaosui.wordpress.com. Does China, therefore, have an emperor today and how many nations in this world have emperors and kings? It, also, must be remembered that Manchurians are not of the Han-Chinese race of people and therefore can not be said to be Chinese! Errors in Wikipedia and in history should be corrected.
Additionally, by whose authority do articles on China's history and articles on things Chinese appears here? Who decides who gets published and who gets deleted? By whose authority are such things done and are such people authority figures knowledgeable about China's history and Imperial system?
http://himyaosui.wordpress.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Himyaosui
I am a credible authority source. There is no one better than I am on China, China's history, and China's imperial family genealogy in or out of China.
Himyaosui ( talk) 23:42, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
Per the file description on Commons, this coat of arms image is a fictitious hoax. It is a misattributed coat of arms used only in one source (a Russian book), and there are no official Qing records that even mention a "coat of arms". Please, do not use this image. -- 李博杰 | — Talk contribs email 03:46, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
The current article seems quite well-written. At the same time, it needs rewriting to explain (a) that it is advancing a particular POV and (b) what some of the other ones are. Between the two terms, if anything, 帝 is the one that advances a "holy" narrative and makes out the possessor as a living god: Shangdi (or Di for short) was a henotheistic sky god intimately connected with Shang kingship.
The idea that 黄 is the religious term and 帝 was secular is (on its face) highly specious and needs to have the scholarship behind the claim explained very clearly. — LlywelynII 08:59, 27 October 2012 (UTC)
Per this edit, the usage of this page was established as BC and AD. Kindly maintain it consistently. — LlywelynII 04:04, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
There is massive and widespread news coverage calling Xi Jinping the new Emperor of China. I'm not going to add something to this page due to this undoubtedly controversial issue, but in polite wikipedian terms will add the comment here that I support such a change if someone wants to make it. Jeff Carr ( talk) 13:10, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
of huangdi was not "regnal imperium". There is no meaning to the term in Chinese apart from "emperor"—although scholars sometimes like to throw in some mostly obfuscating context by translating it as "thearch"—and its etymology is complicated enough that it needs to be addressed in a paragraph or six in the article itself. — LlywelynII 13:22, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
Shikai was the last Emperor of China, not Puyi. Puyi came back in 1917 but in the beginning of the page there is nothing that says 1917, only 1912. DaBiggestBird ( talk) 00:21, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
Personally, I think we should put things back to how User:Pentaxem last had them. However, I think we should discuss this. 167.91.2.226 ( talk) 17:23, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
Discussion at Talk:List_of_emperors_of_the_Han_dynasty#Portraits, concerns some pictures in this article too. Your input is welcome. Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 16:57, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
Is having a portrait of every emperor a misuse of galleries per site guidelines? — Remsense 诉 04:39, 27 January 2024 (UTC)