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emperor

Also known as imperator

thumb|Emperor Naruhito and [[Empress Masako of Japan. The Emperor and Empress of Japan are the only current monarchs in the world left carrying this title.]]

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An emperor is a monarch who rules over an empire or large territory, and historically this title has been held by leaders of major world powers across many cultures and time periods. Today, only Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako still carry this title among current world monarchs, making it a rare and distinctive form of rulership in the modern world.

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female form of label: Keeserin
Commons category: Emperors
male form of label: împărat
P8168: Ain-Alar Juhanson

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58 sections

Contents

Roman Empire
Classical Antiquity
Byzantine period
Before the 4th Crusade
Latin emperors
After the 4th Crusade
Europe
Holy Roman Empire
Austrian Empire
Bulgaria
France
First French Empire
Elba
Second French Empire
Iberian Peninsula
Spain
Portugal
Great Britain
England
United Kingdom
German Empire
Russia
Serbia
The Americas
Pre-Columbian traditions
Aztec Empire
Inca Empire
Post-Columbian Americas
Brazil
Haiti
Mexico
Middle East
Iran
Ottoman Empire
Indian subcontinent
Mauryan Empire
Delhi Sultanate
Mughal Empire
British Raj
Regional emperors
Africa
Ethiopia
Central African Empire
East Asia
China
Japan
Korea
Mongolia
Vietnam
Religion
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism and Hinduism
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

thumb|Emperor Naruhito and [[Empress Masako of Japan. The Emperor and Empress of Japan are the only current monarchs in the world left carrying this title.]]

thumb|Augustus, the first emperor of the [[Roman Empire, reigning from 27 BC until his death in AD 14.]] An emperor (from , via ) is 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 rules in her own right and name (empress regnant or suo jure). Emperors are generally recognised to be of the highest monarchic honour and rank, surpassing kings. In Europe, the title of Emperor has been used since the Middle Ages, considered in those times equal or almost equal in dignity to that of Pope due to the latter's position as visible head of the Church and spiritual leader of the Catholic part of Western Europe. The emperor of Japan is the only currently reigning monarch whose title is translated into English as "Emperor".