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Posthumously named "Shìzǔ" (世祖)

Kublai Khan Kublai Khan (23 September 1215 – 18 February 1294), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizu of Yuan and his regnal name Setsen Khan, was the founder and first emperor of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China. He proclaimed the ...

(Emperor Shizu of Yuan) *

Shunzhi Emperor The Shunzhi Emperor (15 March 1638 – 5 February 1661), also known by his temple name Emperor Shizu of Qing, personal name Fulin, was the second Emperor of China, emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the first Qing emperor to rule over China pro ...

(Emperor Shizu of Qing) *

Wanyan Helibo Helibo, alternatively rendered as Horimbo (1039–1092),Tao (1976), p.17 was a chieftain of the Wanyan tribe, the most dominant among the Jurchen people, Jurchen tribes which later founded the Jin dynasty (1115–1234). He was the second son of W ...

(Emperor Shizu of Jin) *

Cao Pi Cao Pi () (late 187 – 29 June 226), courtesy name Zihuan, was the first emperor of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was the second son of Cao Cao, a warlord who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty, but the ...

(Emperor Shizu of aoWei) *

Emperor Xiaowu of Liu Song The word ''emperor'' (from , via ) can mean the male ruler of an empire. ''Empress'', the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife ( empress consort), mother/grandmother (empress dowager/ grand empress dowager), or a woman who rule ...

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Emperor Wu of Southern Qi Emperor Wu of Southern Qi (南齊武帝) (440– 27 August 493), personal name Xiao Ze (蕭賾), courtesy name Xuanyuan (宣遠), childhood name Long'er (龍兒), was the second emperor of the Chinese Southern Qi dynasty. He is generally considere ...

(Emperor Shizu of Southern Qi) *

Emperor Wucheng of Northern Qi Emperor Wucheng of Northern Qi ((北)齊武成帝) (537–569), personal name Gao Zhan (高湛; also romanized as Gao Dan), nickname Buluoji (步落稽), was an emperor of the Chinese Northern Qi dynasty. In traditional Chinese historiography, he ...

(Emperor Shizu of Northern Qi) *

Emperor Wen of Chen Emperor Wen of Chen (陳文帝) (522 – 31 May 566), personal name Chen Qian (陳蒨), also called Chen Tanqian (陳曇蒨),《新唐書·宰相世系表》 courtesy name Zihua (子華), was the second emperor of the Chinese Chen dynasty. He wa ...

(Emperor Shizu of Chen) *

Liu Chong Liu Min () ( 895 – 954), named Liu Chong () before 951,, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizu of Northern Han, was the founding emperor of the Northern Han dynasty of China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He ...

(Emperor Shizu of Northern Han) *

Helian Bobo Helian Bobo ( zh, t=赫連勃勃; Middle Chinese Guangyun: ; 381 – September 425), né Liu Bobo (劉勃勃), courtesy name Qujie (屈孑), also known by his posthumous name as the Emperor Wulie of Xia (夏武烈帝), was the founding emperor of ...

(Emperor Shizu of orthernXia) *

Murong Chui Murong Chui (; 326 – 2 June 396), courtesy name Daoming (道明), Xianbei name Altun (阿六敦), also known by his posthumous name as the Emperor Chengwu of Later Yan (後燕成武帝), was the founding emperor of China's Later Yan dynasty ...

(Emperor Shizu of aterYan) *

Sejo of Joseon Sejo (; 7 November 1417 – 23 September 1468), personal name Yi Yu (), sometimes known as Grand Prince Suyang (), was the seventh monarch of the Joseon, Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of Sejong the Great and the uncle of Da ...

(King Shizu of Joseon ynasty of Korea

Posthumously named "Shǐzǔ" (始祖)

Tai Si Tai Si (, – 11th century BC) was the wife of King Wen of Zhou and is revered as a highly respected woman of ancient China. She was a descendant of Yu the Great – founder of the Xia dynasty – and was the mother of ten sons, including Kin ...

(King Shizu of Xia) *

King Wen of Zhou King Wen of Zhou ( zh, c=周文王, p=Zhōu Wén Wáng; 1152–1050 BC, the Cultured King) was the posthumous title given to Ji Chang ( zh, c=姬昌), the patriarch of the Zhou state during the final years of Shang dynasty in ancient China. J ...

(King Shizu of Zhou) *

Li Te Li Te (李特, 240s - March 303), courtesy name Xuanxiu (玄休), posthumously King Jing of Chengdu (成都景王) and later Emperor Jing (景皇帝), was the spiritual founder of the Ba-Di-led Cheng-Han dynasty during the Sixteen Kingdoms perio ...

(Emperor Shizu of Cheng Han)

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*, Japanese author *, American visual artist

Fictional characters

* Shizu, a character from ''Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army'' * Shizu (シズ), a character from the video game ''Suikoden III'' * Shizu Shidō (祇堂静珠), a character from ''Maria Holic'' * Princess Shizu, a character from ''Legend of the Eight Samurai'' * Princess Shizu, a character from ''Shogun Iemitsu Shinobi Tabi''

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* ( or ), is a special class in Chinese history *

Shizu Station (disambiguation) Shizu Station is the name of two train stations in Japan: * Shizu Station (Chiba) (志津駅) * Shizu Station (Ibaraki) (静駅) {{Station disambiguation ...

(しづ , シズ), several train stations in Japan **

Shizu Station (Chiba) is a passenger railway station in the city of Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway. Lines Shizu Station is served by the Keisei Main Line, and lies 42.1 kilometers from the Tokyo t ...

(志津駅) **

Shizu Station (Ibaraki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Naka, Ibaraki, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Shizu Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 18.1 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the ...

(静駅)

Posthumously named "Shìzǔ" (世祖)

Posthumously named "Shǐzǔ" (始祖)

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