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Emperor meaning
The male monarch or ruler of an empire. | Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor. | Specifically, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire; the world-monarch.
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Emperor Akihito’s ceremony came about two years after his ascension to the throne, as the nation had gone into mourning after the death of his predecessor, Emperor Hirohito, who is posthumously known as Emperor Showa.
Shenzhen Emperor Technology was up 10%, Harbin VITI Electronics (“powerful emperor”) was up 7%, and Anhui Yingjia Distillery (“greeting the carriage of the emperor”) was up 4%.
An emperor's posthumous name was normally chosen after his death, but Emperor Go-Daigo chose his personally during his lifetime, to share it with Emperor Daigo.
Basileus appears not to have been used exclusively in the meaning of "emperor" (and specifically, the Roman/Byzantine emperor) before the 7th century, although it was a standard informal designation of the Emperor in the Greek-speaking East.
Emperor Gengshi's brother Liu Xiu, known posthumously as Emperor Guangwu (r. 25–57 AD), after distinguishing himself at the Battle of Kunyang in 23 AD, was urged to succeed Gengshi as emperor.
Pohlsander, Emperor Constantine, 72. Serving for a total of almost 31 years (combining his years as co-ruler and sole ruler), he was also the longest serving emperor since Augustus and the second longest serving emperor in Roman history.
Both were recovered by Darth Vader who, on Emperor Palpatine’s orders placed them at the Emperor’s storehouse on Wayland.
The Emperor of Ocean Park (scripted) — From John Wells Productions and Warner Bros. Television, The Emperor of Ocean Park is a thrilling, suspenseful take on Stephen L. Carter’s best-selling novel.
The Rise of Emperor Doom is written by Ryan North () with art by R.B. Silva (Rise of the Powers of X has kept a low profile since becoming Sorcerer Supreme, but all that changes in February 2025 when Doom declares himself Emperor of the World.
There was also speculation that Yamato could be the one facing Luffy in the upcoming war between the Straw Hat Pirates alliance and the combined forces of Shogun Orochi, Emperor Kaido, and Big Mom Pirates captain and Emperor Charlotte Linlin.
The symbol of the emperor continued to develop an unrelentingly positive image after 1989 under the reign of the Heisei Emperor, Akihito.
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, representing the people at Emperor Akihito's abdication ceremony, thanked the outgoing emperor for seeking peace and happiness for his people and for reaching out to them in times of difficulty.
Although the emperor and other nobles often had many wives, the emperor traditionally married his sister as his principal wife.
At the end of September 1986, the Court’s Emperor X, Scott Stites, and Emperor XI, Robb Bullock, hosted the Royal Court’s AIDS Awareness Week and raised nearly $4,600 for AIDS education and services.
According to the chronicles of Thietmar, this attack was an arbitrary action, without the consent of the Emperor: ::Meanwhile, At that time, Emperor Otto I was in Italy.
After his elder brother Emperor Ankō was murdered, he won the struggle against his other brothers and became the new emperor.
An emperor might emancipate or enfranchise large groups of people at once, all of whom would automatically receive the emperor's praenomen and nomen.
Another Fujiwara became regent for his grandson, then a minor emperor, and yet another was appointed kampaku (regent for an adult emperor).
Another historian, Shen Yue, pointed out Emperor Wen was said to model his command on the great general Emperor Guangwu of Han, but he lacked the latter's command abilities.
A revolt of the Guards regiments against the emperor, to whom they had sworn allegiance, could only lead to an alternative emperor.