Dynasties
89 dynasties and regimes whose rulers claimed the title of emperor, from Qin to the Empire of China, including short-lived rebel regimes.
Qin and Western Han
Sixteen Kingdoms
- Former Liang前涼354–355 · 1 emperor (Zhang Zuo)
- Han Zhao前趙308–329 · 5 emperors
- Former Yan前燕352–370 · 2 emperors
- Cheng Han成漢306–347 · 5 emperors
- Later Zhao後趙330–351 · 7 emperors
- Former Qin前秦352–394 · 5 emperors
- Helian Xia夏419–431 · 3 emperors
- Later Yan後燕386–407 · 6 emperors
- Western Yan西燕384–394 · 4 emperors
- Southern Yan南燕400–410 · 2 emperors
- Later Qin後秦386–417 · 3 emperors
Northern and Southern Dynasties
- Liu Song宋420–479 · 10 emperors
- Southern Qi齊479–502 · 7 emperors
- Liang梁502–560 · 9 emperors
- Western Liang西梁555–587 · 3 emperors
- Chen陳557–589 · 5 emperors
- Han (Hou Jing)漢552 · 1 emperor (Hou Jing)
- Northern Wei北魏399–535 · 18 emperors
- Eastern Wei東魏534–550 · 1 emperor (Emperor Xiaojing of Eastern Wei)
- Northern Qi北齊550–580 · 8 emperors
- Western Wei西魏535–557 · 3 emperors
- Northern Zhou北周559–581 · 4 emperors
Late Sui
- Xu許618–619 · 1 emperor (Yuwen Huaji)
- Zheng鄭619–621 · 1 emperor (Wang Shichong)
- Dingyang定楊617–622 · 1 emperor (Liu Wuzhou)
- Liang (Liang Shidu)梁617–628 · 1 emperor (Liang Shidu)
- Qin (Xue Ju)秦617–618 · 2 emperors
- Liang (Li Gui)涼618–619 · 1 emperor (Li Gui)
- Liang (Xiao Xian)梁618–621 · 1 emperor (Xiao Xian)
- Wu (Li Zitong)吳619–622 · 1 emperor (Li Zitong)
- Chu (Lin Shihong)楚617–622 · 1 emperor (Lin Shihong)
- Song (Fu Gongshi)宋623–624 · 1 emperor (Fu Gongshi)
- Chu (Zhu Can)楚618–621 · 1 emperor (Zhu Can)
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
- Later Liang後梁907–923 · 3 emperors
- Later Tang後唐923–937 · 4 emperors
- Later Jin後晉936–947 · 2 emperors
- Later Han後漢947–951 · 2 emperors
- Later Zhou後周951–960 · 3 emperors
- Yang Wu吳927–937 · 1 emperor (Yang Pu)
- Former Shu前蜀907–925 · 2 emperors
- Southern Han南漢917–971 · 4 emperors
- Later Shu後蜀934–965 · 2 emperors
- Southern Tang南唐937–958 · 2 emperors
- Min閩933–945 · 4 emperors
- Northern Han北漢951–979 · 4 emperors
- Yan (Liu Shouguang)燕911–914 · 1 emperor (Liu Shouguang)