List of emperors of the yuan dynasty

taizu
(太祖 tàizǔ)

(1)

genghis khan

borjigin temüjin
(孛兒只斤鐵木真 bóérzhījīn tiěmùzhēn)

1206–1227

did not exist

ruizong
(睿宗 ruìzōng)

(1)

tolui

borjigin tolui
(孛兒只斤拖雷 bóérzhījīntuōléi)

1227–1229

did not exist

taizong
(太宗 tàizōng)

(1)

ögedei khan

borjigin ögedei
(孛兒只斤窩闊台 bóérzhījīn wōkuòtái)

1229–1241

did not exist

dingzong
(定宗 dìngzōng)

(1)

güyük khan

borjigin güyük
(孛兒只斤貴由 bóérzhījīn guìyuó)

1246–1248

did not exist

xianzong
(憲宗 xiànzōng)

(1)

möngke khan

borjigin möngke
(孛兒只斤蒙哥 bóérzhījīn ménggē)

1251–1259

did not exist

shizu
(世祖 shìzǔ)

(1)

kublai khan

borjigin kublai
(孛兒只斤忽必烈 bóérzhījīn hūbìliè)

1260–1294

zhongtong (中統 zhōngtǒng)
1260–1264

zhiyuan (至元 zhìyuán)
1264–1294

chengzong
(成宗 chéngzōng)

(1)

temür öljeytü khân

borjigin temür
(孛兒只斤鐵木耳 bóérzhījīn tiěmù'ěr)

1294–1307

yuanzhen (元貞 yuánzhēn)
1295–1297

dade (大德 dàdé)
1297–1307

wuzong
(武宗 wǔzōng)

(1)

qayisan külüg

borjigin qayshan
(孛兒只斤海山 bóérzhījīn hǎishān)

1307–1311

zhida (至大 zhìdà)
1308–1311

renzong
(仁宗 rénzōng)

(1)

ayurparibhadra

borjigin ayurparibhadra
(孛兒只斤愛育黎拔力八達 bóérzhījīn àiyùlíbálìbādá)

1311–1320

huangqing (皇慶 huángqìng)
1312–1313

yanyou (延祐 yányòu)
1314–1320

yingzong(英宗 yīngzōng)

(1)

suddhipala gege'en

borjigin suddhipala (孛兒只斤碩德八剌 bóérzhījīn shuòdébālá)

1320–1323

zhizhi (至治 zhìzhì)
1321–1323

jinzong
(晉宗 jìnzōng) (3)

taiding di(泰定帝 tàidìng dì) (2)

yesün-temür

borjigin yesün-temür
(孛兒只斤也孫鐵木兒 bóérzhījīn yěsūntiěmùér)

1323–1328

taiding (泰定 tàidìng)
1321–1328

zhihe (致和 zhìhé)
1328

did not exist (3)

tianshun di(天順帝 tiānshùn dì) (2)

arigaba

borjigin arigaba
(孛兒只斤阿速吉八 bóérzhījīn āsùjíbā)

1328

tianshun (天順 tiānshùn)
1328

wenzong
(文宗 wénzōng)

(1)

jiyaghatu toq-temür

borjigin toq-temür
(孛兒只斤圖鐵木兒 bóérzhījīn tútiěmùér)

1328–1329 and 1329–1332

tianli (天曆 tiānlì)
1328–1330

zhishun (至順 zhìshùn)
1330–1332

mingzong
(明宗 míngzōng)

(1)

qoshila qutuqtu

borjigin qoshila
(孛兒只斤和世剌 bóérzhījīn héshìlà)

1329

did not exist

ningzong
(寧宗 níngzōng)

(1)

irinchibal

borjigin irinchibal
(孛兒只斤懿璘質班 bóérzhījīn yìlínzhìbān)

1332

zhishun (至順 zhìshùn)
1332

huizong
(惠宗 huìzōng) (3)

shundi (順帝 shùndì)

toghan-temür

borjigin toghan-temür
(孛兒只斤妥懽鐵木兒 bóérzhījīn tuǒhuān tiěmùér)

1333–1370

zhishun (至順 zhìshùn)
1333

yuantong (元統 yuántǒng)
1333–1335

zhiyuan (至元 zhìyuán)
1335–1340

zhizheng (至正 zhìzhèng)
1341–1368

zhiyuan (至元 zhìyuán)
1368–1370

note:

1) the mongol great khans before khubilai were only declared yuan emperors after the creation of yuan dynasty in 1271

2) to non-chinese readers, usually the khan names are the most familiar names.

3) timur or temür means the same mongolian words but temür will be used for avoiding confusion with timur the lame , or tamerlane.

(1)too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign

(2) not actually a posthumous name, but adopted from era names.

(3) convention: for these sovereigns only, use "yuan" + posthumous name, i. e. 元泰定帝 yuán tài dìng dì.