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  2. Family tree of Chinese monarchs (late) - Wikipedia

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    The following is a simplified family tree for the Qing dynasty, which was established in 1636, ruled China proper from 1644 to 1912. Those who became emperor of China are listed in bold, with their years of reign. Nurhaci was Khan of Later Jin from 1616 to 1626. Hong Taiji was Khan of Later Jin from 1626 to 1636, and Emperor of the Qing dynasty ...

  3. Chinese surname - Wikipedia

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    Unlike European practice in which some surnames are obviously noble, Chinese emperors and members of the royal family had regular surnames except in cases where they came from non-Han ethnic groups. This was a result of Chinese imperial theory in which a commoner could receive the Mandate of Heaven and become emperor.

  4. Chinese nobility - Wikipedia

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    Emperor or Huangdi ( 皇帝; huángdì) was the title of the Chinese head of state of China from its invention by the Qin dynasty in 221 BC until the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911. The first emperor of Qin combined the two words huang and di to form the new, grander title. Since the Han dynasty, Huangdi began to be abbreviated to huang or di.

  5. Monarchy of China - Wikipedia

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    China was a monarchy from prehistoric times up to 1912, when a republic was established. The succession of legendary monarchs of China were non-hereditary. Dynastic rule began c. 2070 BC when Yu the Great established the Xia dynasty, [ d] and monarchy lasted until 1912 when dynastic rule collapsed together with the monarchical government. [ 5]

  6. Jin Yuzhang - Wikipedia

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    Jin Yuzhang (Chinese: 金 毓 嶂, born May 3, 1942), born Aisin-Gioro Yuzhang, is a Chinese civil servant, politician and former nobleman.He is the current head of the House of Aisin-Gioro, the ruling house of the late Qing dynasty, and heir apparent to the throne of the Monarchy of China.

  7. House of Yi - Wikipedia

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    Jeonju Lee Royal Family Association. The House of Yi, also called the Yi dynasty (also transcribed as the Lee dynasty ), was the royal family of the Joseon dynasty and later the imperial family of the Korean Empire, descended from the Joseon founder Yi Seong-gye. All of his descendants are members of the Jeonju Yi clan .

  8. List of common Chinese surnames - Wikipedia

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    However, very few of the Chinese Thais have Chinese surnames, after the 1913 Surname Act that required the adoption of Thai surnames in order to enjoy Thai citizenship. Moreover, the same law requires that those possessing the same surname be related, meaning that immigrant Chinese may not adopt the surname of their clansmen unless they can ...

  9. House of Zhu - Wikipedia

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    1929 (Marquis of Zhu) The House of Zhu was a Chinese imperial ruling house of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) and Southern Ming dynasty (1644–1662). They also held the title "Duke of Wu" and "King of Wu" from 1361 to 1368 as well as "Marquis of Zhu" from 1725 to 1929. Its founder was Zhu Yuanzhang, the leader of a major rebellion against the ...