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Emperor Biographies

Every archived life recorded as emperor, ordered by their place in the ledger.

Ancient era

Justinian I

May 11, 482 CE – November 14, 565 CE

Eastern Roman Emperor who ruled from 527 to 565 (482-565)

Ancient era

Qin Shi Huang

259 BCE – 210 BCE

First Emperor of unified China, builder of the Great Wall's foundation

Ancient era

Ashoka

304 BCE – 232 BCE

Mauryan emperor who renounced conquest and spread Buddhist values

Early Modern era

Shivaji

February 19, 1627 – April 3, 1680

Indian Maratha king and founder of the Maratha Swaraj (Empire)

Modern era

Napoleon Bonaparte

August 15, 1769 – May 5, 1821

French emperor and general whose campaigns redrew the map of Europe

Medieval era

Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor

955 CE – December 7, 983 CE

Holy Roman Emperor from 973 to 983 and King of Italy from 980 to 983

Medieval era

Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor

980 CE – January 24, 1002

Holy Roman Emperor from 996 to 1002

Medieval era

Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor

November 11, 1050 – August 7, 1106

Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 to 1105

Medieval era

Adelaide of Italy

931 CE – December 16, 999 CE

Holy Roman Empress, Catholic saint (931–999)

Medieval era

Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor

October 28, 1016 – October 5, 1056

Holy Roman Emperor

Medieval era

Manuel I Komnenos

November 28, 1118 – September 24, 1180

Byzantine Emperor

Ancient era

Romulus Augustulus

462 CE – c. 510 CE

Last emperor of the Western Roman Empire (475–476)

Ancient era

Septimius Severus

146 CE – February 4, 211 CE

Roman emperor from 193 to 211

Medieval era

Basil II

958 CE – December 15, 1025

Byzantine Emperor from the Macedonian dynasty

Medieval era

Alexios I Komnenos

1048 – August 15, 1118

Byzantine emperor (1048–1118)

Medieval era

Emperor Taizong of Tang

January 28, 598 CE – July 10, 649 CE

Chinese emperor of the Tang Dynasty (598-649) (r. 626-649)