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Includes Kublai Khan, Pu Yi, Qianlong, Qin Shihuang, Wu Di and more.

Kublai Khan (1215-1294)
Mongol military leader, founder and first emperor (1279-1294) of the Mongol Yuan dynasty in China.

Pu Yi (1906-1967)
The last emperor of China, of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911).

The Last Emperor of China
A brief biography of Puyi.

Qianlong (1711-99)
The fourth emperor (1736-96) of the Qing (Ch'ing) dynasty in China.

Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC)
The first emperor of China (221-210 BC), founder of the Qin dynasty.

Wu Di (156-87 BC)
Chinese emperor (140-87 BC) of the Han dynasty, who by his aggressive foreign policy greatly expanded the empire.

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