The existing reverence for Centrality must have been still further stimulated toward the close of the second century B.C., when the Han Emperor Wu Ti ordered the dynastic color changed to yellow -- which symbolized the Center among the traditional Five Directions -- and took 5 as the dynastic number, believing that he would thus place himself, his imperial family, and the nation under the most auspicious influences.

Emperor Wu consolidated and extended the Chinese empire by pushing back the Xiongnu into the steppes of modern Inner Mongolia, wresting from them the modern areas of Gansu, Ningxia and Qinghai.

The dynasty continued to flourish under Empress Wu Zetian, the only empress regnant in Chinese history, and reached its zenith during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong, who oversaw an empire that stretched from the Pacific to the Aral Sea with at least 50 million people.

Emperor Wu of Han ( r. 141 BC-87 BC ) went to war with the Dayuan for this reason, since the Dayuan were hording a massive amount of tall, strong, Central Asian bred horses in the Hellenized – Greek region of Fergana ( established slightly earlier by Alexander the Great ).

For more than two thousand years, since the time of Emperor Wu of Han, the month containing the winter solstice has almost always been the 11th month.

The Emperor Wu of the Western Han dynasty introduced reforms that have governed the Chinese calendar ever since.

As Confucianism became the preferred philosophy of later Chinese dynasties, starting from the Emperor Wu of Han, Mohism and other non-Confucian philosophical schools of thought were suppressed.

* 141 BC – Liu Che, posthumously known as Emperor Wu of Han, assumes the throne over the Han Dynasty of China.

He is regarded as the father of Chinese historiography for his highly praised work, Records of the Grand Historian, a " Jizhuanti "- style general history of China, covering more than two thousand years from the Yellow Emperor to Emperor Wu of Han.

His father, Sima Tan, served as the Prefect of the Grand Scribes of Emperor Wu of Han ( Emperor " Han Wudi ").

Emperor Wu of Han sent Zhang Qian to explore the west world and to discover other confederates against Xiongnu.

* Emperor Wu of Han, considered one of the greatest emperors throughout the History of China

* Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou

Emperor Emperor Wu of Liu Song | Wu Di ( 420 – 422 )

* Emperor Wu of Han (" Martial Emperor ") starts to rule.

* The Chinese under Emperor Wu of Han besiege and capture Kokand of Dayuan in the Hellenistic Ferghana Valley, during a 2 year war with the Yuezhi.

* Peasant revolts under Emperor Wu of Han.

Emperor Emperor Wu of Liang | Wu Di ( 502 – 549 )

In 355 Constantius became the sole Emperor and extended his pro-Arian policy toward the western provinces, frequently using force to push through his creed, even exiling Pope Liberius and installing Antipope Felix II.

However, during the schism between Pope Alexander III and Antipope Victor IV, Absalon stayed loyal to Valdemar even as he joined the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barberossa in supporting Victor IV.

Initially, Emperor Wilhelm II told the Archduke Franz Ferdinand that Germany was ready to support Austria in all circumstances — even at the risk of a world war, but the Austro-Hungarians hesitated.

In his Liber de doctrina, Falkenberg argued that " the Emperor has the right to slay even peaceful infidels simply because they are pagans (...).

Although the Senate's power had been in decline since the fall of the Republic, under Domitian the seat of power was no longer even in Rome, but rather wherever the Emperor was.

# The New Testament, in which the first pope, St. Peter, commands that all Christians shall honour the Roman Emperor (), even though, at that time, he was still a pagan emperor.

Unlike most constitutional monarchies, the Emperor is not even the nominal chief executive explicitly in the Constitution of Japan, but has duties " in matters of state ", which are closely regulated.

In keeping with the analogy, they even used the term " Emperor " in reference to the shogun / regent, e. g. in the case of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who missionaries called " Emperor Taicosama " ( from Taiko and the honorific sama ).

After a decision decreed by Emperor Ichijō, some emperors even had two empresses simultaneously ( kōgō and chūgū are the two separate titles for that situation ).

Emperor Go-Saga even decreed an official alternation between heirs of his two sons, which system continued for a couple of centuries ( leading finally to shōgun-induced ( or utilized ) strife between these two branches, the " southern " and " northern " emperors ).

In the interest of conciliation, even the papal embassy was received by Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor at Strasburg.

The Emperor of Japan is defined as a symbol, not head, of state by the post-war constitution ( contrasting with the former divine status ) but is treated as an imperial head of state under diplomatic protocol ( even ranking above kings ) and retains Shinto mystique.

Henry had often allied himself with the Holy Roman Emperor against France, making the feudal relationship even more challenging.

Their successors both in Rome and in Constantinople adhered to this tradition in form if not in essence, and even the office of German Holy Roman Emperor remained typically elective rather than hereditary-up to its abolition in the Napoleonic Wars, 2314 years later.

While he was encamped in Baghdad, Murad IV is known to have met the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan's ambassadors: Mir Zarif and Mir Baraka, who presented 1000 pieces of finely embroidered cloth and even armor.

Bismarck then issued an edict restricting the freedom of the press ; this policy even gained the public opposition of the Crown Prince, Friedrich Wilhelm ( the future Emperor Friedrich III ).

The next day, after realizing his blunder, Bismarck attempted to reach a compromise with Wilhelm by agreeing to his social policy towards industrial workers, and even suggested a European council to discuss working conditions, presided by the German Emperor.

The soldiers were so moved and impressed that some even threw themselves on the funeral pyre to die with their Emperor.

Italy commanded Urban IV's near full attention: the long confrontation with the late Hohenstaufen Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II had not been pressed during the mild pontificate of Alexander IV, during which it devolved into inter-urban struggles between nominally pro-Imperial Ghibellines and even more nominally pro-papal Guelf factions.

The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan also intended to construct his capitol at Agra as an urban center that would rival both Istanbul and Isfahan in all its wealth and cultural lifestyle. He even bestowed the title or surname " Chaudhury " to the family of Dutta Chaudhury, the very ancient Zamindar of Andul, which is situated in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

While he was encamped in Baghdad, Sultan Murad IV is known to have met the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan's ambassadors: Mir Zarif and Mir Baraka, who presented 1000 pieces of finely embroidered cloth and even armor.

In keeping with the analogy, they even used the term " emperor " in reference to the shogun / regent, e. g. in the case of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, whom missionaries called " Emperor Taicosama " ( from Taiko and the honorific sama )

He even performed before the Emperor.

Subsequently, Byzantine Emperor Zeno gave him the title of Patrician and the office of Magister militum ( master of the soldiers ), and even appointed him as Roman Consul.