Most Famous Chinese Nobility
China has produced 68 notable nobility throughout history, led by Puyi. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
Citizenship All
P
Puyi Chinese Emperor 1906 – 1967
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1,126
QS
Qin Shi Huang Chinese Emperor -258 – -210
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3,483
WZ
Wu Zetian Chinese Sovereign 624 – 705
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6,025
ET
Emperor Taizong of Tang Chinese Emperor 598 – 649
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6,664
HE
Hongwu Emperor Chinese Empereur 1328 – 1398
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7,346
YE
Yongle Emperor Chinese Emperor 1360 – 1424
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8,197
EX
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Chinese Emperor 685 – 762
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8,638
YE
Yongzheng Emperor Chinese Emperor 1678 – 1735
#
10,071
EH
Emperor Huizong of Song Chinese Emperor 1082 – 1135
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10,447
EG
Emperor Gaozu of Han Chinese Emperor -256 – -195
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12,568
HX
Hong Xiuquan Chinese King 1814 – 1864
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13,938
SE
Shunzhi Emperor Chinese Emperor 1638 – 1661
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14,292
JE
Jiaqing Emperor Chinese Emperor 1760 – 1820
#
16,095
WM
Wang Mang Chinese Consort -45 – 23
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16,662
SQ
Sun Quan Chinese Monarch 182 – 252
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22,560
ET
Emperor Taizong of Song Chinese Emperor 939 – 997
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24,793
LZ
Li Zicheng Chinese Emperor 1606 – 1645
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26,079
JE
Jiajing Emperor Chinese Emperor 1507 – 1567
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33,366
EG
Emperor Guangwu of Han Chinese Sovereign -5 – 57
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34,815
CL
Cai Lun Chinese Impérial 50 – 121
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40,319