There are 494 emperors in the long river of Chinese history, of which 71 were not in power, and the shortest reign was only half a day. Today, let’s talk about the longest reigning emperor in history.

There are 494 emperors in the long river of Chinese history, of which 71 were not in power (the ones who were posthumously conferred after death), and the shortest reign was only half a day. Today, let’s talk about the longest reigning emperor in history.

tenth place, Song Lizong Zhao Yun, reigned for 41 years.

He was originally a distant relative of the royal family, and was supported to the throne by the powerful minister Shi Miyuan . He was constrained in his early years and he completely ignored the government affairs. After Shi Miyuan died, he began to take charge of power and reform. It is known in history as "Duanping and Reform". He praised Neo-Confucian and joined forces with Mongolia to destroy the Jin Dynasty. However, in his later years, Zhao Yun indulged in a licentious life of drunkenness and dreams. The government successively fell into the hands of treacherous ministers such as Ding Daquan , Jia Sidao, and the country's power declined rapidly.

Song Lizong bust

Zhao Yun later died of illness at the age of 60. When he was seriously ill, he issued an edict to seek famous doctors from all over the country to treat him, but no one answered.

ninth place, the last leader of Shu Han Liu Chan , reigned for 41 years.

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Liu Chan was born to Liu Bei 's concubine Mrs. Gan . After he ascended the throne, he supported Zhuge Liang and worshipped Zhuge Liang as his prime minister's father; Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition , and later favored eunuch Huang Hao , causing the decline of Shu Han.

After the fall of Shu Han, Liu Chan moved to the capital of Wei Luoyang and was named Duke of Anle County. Liu Chan spent the rest of his life in Luoyang in peace. Compared with the countless emperors in history who died in desperation for power and profit, they are undoubtedly much more lucky.

is eighth, Song Renzong Zhao Zhen , reigned for 42 years.

Zhao Zhen’s picture (painted by the Qing Dynasty)

Zhao Zhen is generous and does not be luxurious. He can restrain himself and treat his subordinates with kindness and let the people recuperate. Therefore, he has been praised by later generations. He knew people and made good use of them, so many famous officials emerged during his reign.

was the fourth emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty . During his reign, officials were abolished, military and government were streamlined, economic prosperity, science, technology and culture also developed greatly. It was known in history as "Renzong's prosperous rule". Under his governance, society was stable, the people were rich, and the national strength reached its peak.

But unfortunately, all his three sons died young and had no children in their later years. In the end, they had to make Zhao Zongshi the prince.

No. 7, Ming Jiajing Zhu Houcan, reigned for 45 years.

Zhu Houcong created the situation of Jiajing Zhongxing in the early days of his reign. Later, they believed in Taoist , favored Yan Song and others, resulting in corruption in the government. In 1542, he almost died at the hands of a palace maid in " Renyin Palace Transformation ". He has since ignored the government affairs for a long time.

He is also the smartest and most sensible emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He has been fighting wits and courage with his ministers all his life. He is addicted to Taoism and pursues immortality. He eventually died of poisoning due to long-term use of elixirs.

No. 6, Tang Xuanzong Li Longji, reigned for 45 years.

In the early days of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, he paid attention to rectifying the situation and appointed wise ministers such as Yao Chong , Song Jing , and worked hard to govern, creating the prosperous era of Tang Dynasty - Kaiyuan thriving era.

Li Longji's handwritten

However, in the later period, he was addicted to alcohol and sex, favored treacherous ministers, and coupled with policy mistakes, he reused foreign tribes such as An Lushan to stabilize the frontier. As a result, the eight-year Anshi Rebellion , laying the groundwork for the Tang Dynasty from prosperity to decline.

Fifth place, Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Yan, reigned for 47 years.

Portrait of Emperor Wu of Liang

He is the founding emperor of Nanliang , with first-class literary talent, very diligent in the early stage, corrected many mistakes of the previous dynasty, but he took the attitude of letting his development against the nobles of the clans.

Portraits of the old age

After the late period of indulging in Buddhism, in 548, " Hou Jing's Rebellion " broke out and was imprisoned in Jiankang Taicheng, and died in Jingju Hall while hungry and thirsty. After his death, he was secretly mourned and was moved to the Taiji Front Hall to perform mourning twenty-six days later.

fourth place, , Zhu Yijun , reigned for 48 years.

When he was in power, he had Zhang Juzheng in charge and his business was developing rapidly.

Zhu Yijun coffin

Later, the cabinet had been arguing with the cabinet for more than ten years due to the establishment of the prince. In the end, it simply did not leave the palace for thirty years, ignored the government affairs, did not take the suburbs, did not pay attention to the court, did not see, did not criticize, talk, or go to court, did not approve memorials, and did not make up for the lack of officials, resulting in problems such as separation of ministers, unstable border defense, and a sharp increase in the royal family, leaving a mess for future generations.

third place, Emperor Wu of Han Liu Che, reigned for 54 years.

Liu Che was the crown prince at the age of seven and ascended the throne at the age of sixteen. During his reign, he promulgated the ethics order , abolished all schools of thought and respected Confucianism , established Imperial Academy , fought against Xiongnu , conquered Baiyue in the south, expanded territory, and opened up the Silk Road .

However, he believed in alchemy and used military force to fight, and the witchcraft disaster broke out in his later years.

second place, , Hongli , the longest-lived emperor, reigned for 61 years.

in the early days of ascension, working diligently, pacified Xinjiang, southwest , laying the foundation for the territory of modern China; attaching importance to social and economic development, the Qing Dynasty reached the highest peak of Kangxi and Qianlong prosperous times.

In the later period, the administration of officials gradually became corrupt, the trend of enjoyment began to prevail, the administration of officials was corrupt, and uprising broke out in many places; the country was closed, widening the gap with the West. The Qing Dynasty's national strength gradually declined from its prosperity.

first place, Qing Kangxi Xuanye, reigned for 60 years.

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Kangxi's portrait in his later years

However, the government was corrupt in his later years, and his uncertainty in choosing the heirs led to a situation where the nine sons competed for the throne .