The emperor ordained that all foreigners be expelled.
And with Emperor Akihito's reign in its twilight, many Japanese are daring to ask what has been unspeakable for centuries: Does the country really need an emperor?
The general overthrew the last emperor of that country and established a public.
Qin Shihuang has set up a large unified kingdom based on agriculture, adopted centralization system which is regarding the emperor as the centre to control the whole country, and made unique black stand for the color of his emperor.
Many placed high hopes on the 18-year-old emperor. However, he reigned only seventeen years and died at age 35.
Zijincheng was built in 1420 by the third Ming emperor Yongle who, upon usurping the throne, had decided to move his capital north to Beijing.
The emperor has tried to make amends with Japan's neighbors during his visits in Asia by speaking openly of the suffering inflicted by Japanese troops during World War II.
The emperor approved of what he said
Thus, the emperor had absolute authority, checked only by tradition.
The project of this cascade was thought over thoroughly by the emperor.
Although this story would be in keeping with the character of the mad emperor, it is likely untrue.
The emperor is a shape-shifter, able to turn himself into a three-headed, fire-breathing dragon, which coils, twists, turns and somehow avoids scorching himself.
Japan's imperial palace said Friday a grandchild of the emperor had skipped school after suffering from anxiety over "the wild behaviour of a few boys," but denied she had been bullied.
The emperor was actually a political eunuch.
The Byzantine emperor Basil I officially recognized Mount Athos as a spiritual center in A.D. 883.
The hermit thanked him, handed the emperor the spade, and then sat down on the ground to rest.
Fifteenth-century Aztec emperor Moctezuma I believed "eating chocolate on a regular basis made him more virile and better able to serve his harem, " she said.
To the west of Hall of the Three Friends are the Library of Scriptures and the Prayer Tower. Under the cliff northwest of the tower is a cave where reputedly Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty and his friends had held secret meetings.
It was the ultimate crime: the murder of an emperor.
The heartbroken emperor resolved to immortalize her memory by creating the finest monument ever seen, the Taj Mahal.
Mr Cha’s hero is Trinket Wei, who, by dint of dirty tricks and friendship with Whiskers Mao, rises to the position of top palace eunuch, best friend to the emperor and triad master.
The emperor conferred a title on the brave soldier.
Pedro II, a 19th-century emperor, would decamp there with his court to escape Rio’s sweltering summer heat.
The Duke of Ai asked Zaiwo about sacred temple grounds. Zaiwo said, "The Xia emperor planted them with pines; the Xiang people planted them with cypress and the Zhou people planted them with chestnut, thinking to cause people to be in awe of these tree
"Rudolf I became the first Habsburg emperor in 1273, and from 1438 the Habsburg dynasty held the throne permanently."
That emperor was a cruel despot.
A long time ago, there was an emperor who told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and cover as much land area as he likes, then the emperor would give him the area of land he has covered.
Gaze at the vivid yellows, blues, and psychedelic swirls of a single emperor angelfish and you'll sense the whimsy of evolution.
The wayward emperor penguin dubbed Happy Feet craned his head, flapped his flippers and seemed a little perturbed as he started his journey home to cooler southern waters Monday.
He's got the memories of being crowned emperor and being defeated, conquering Europe.
He knelt in front of the emperor with a look of entreaty.
