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Rumoured to be descended from Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty, Zhu was born in the central city of Changsha in 1928 into a China riven by civil war.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Many considered Winkleman, 54, to be chat show emperor Graham Norton's presumptive successor - not least because he seemed to be ushering her through himself.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Jesus was not being clever when he said in Matthew 22:21 “Give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

“Xi received Putin like an emperor receiving his visitor in his castle,” said Joerg Wuttke, a veteran German business executive with long experience in China-Russia relations, “and sent him home.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

“Who ever heard of making an emperor into a prince?” he continues.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

Zuckerberg has shown interest in classical history, even naming his daughters after Roman emperors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

There have been eight female emperors on the Chrysanthemum Throne in Japan's imperial family, whose divine status was renounced after World War II.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

This period of relative stability from 1556 to 1658 coincided with the reigns of three consecutive emperors: Akbar, his son Jahangir and his grandson Shah Jahan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

For centuries, a shimmering golden fabric known as sea silk was one of the world's most exclusive luxury materials, reserved for emperors, popes, and other powerful figures.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026

Surely he could have shortened his options and not guessed his way through all the emperors.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia