Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

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Emperor Go-Kashiwabara

Emperor of Japan from 1500 to 1526

Emperor Go-Kōmyō

b. 1633

Emperor of Japan from 1643 to 1654

Emperor Go-Mizunoo

b. 1596

Emperor of Japan from 1611 to 1629

Emperor Go-Reizei

Emperor of Japan from 1045 to 1068

Emperor Go-Sanjō

Emperor of Japan from 1068 to 1073

Emperor Go-Shirakawa

Emperor of Japan from 1155 to 1158

Emperor Huizong of Song

Emperor of China from 1100 to 1126

Emperor Jiemin of Northern Wei

Emperor of Northern Wei

Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia

b. 1003

Emperor of Western Xia from 1038 to 1048

Emperor Junna

Emperor of Japan from 823 to 833

Emperor Konoe

b. 1139

Emperor of Japan from 1142 to 1155

Emperor Ling of Han

Emperor of the Han dynasty from 168 to 189

Emperor Ninmyō

Emperor of Japan from 833 to 850

Emperor Ōgimachi

b. 1517

Emperor of Japan from 1557 to 1586

Emperor Qinzong

b. 1100

Emperor of Song China from 1126 to 1127

Emperor Reizei

b. 950

Emperor of Japan from 967 to 969

Emperor Renzong of Song

Chinese emperor from 1022 to 1063

Emperor Ruizong of Tang

b. 662

Emperor of Tang China (684–690, 710–712)

Emperor Sakuramachi

Emperor of Japan from 1735 to 1747

Emperor Sanjō

Emperor of Japan from 1011 to 1016

Emperor Shengzong of Liao

Emperor of the Liao dynasty from 982 to 1031

Emperor Shenzong of Song

b. 1048

Emperor of China from 1067 to 1085

Emperor Shōkō

b. 1401

Emperor of Japan from 1412 to 1428

Emperor Shōmu

Emperor of Japan from 724 to 749