Chinese Sovereign

Chinese sovereign is the ruler of a particular period in ancient China. Several titles and naming schemes have been used throughout history.

Read more about Chinese Sovereign:  How To Read The Titles of A Chinese Sovereign, Rules of Thumb and Tips, Self-made Titles, Foreign Titles Taken By Chinese Rulers, Some Common Conventions

Famous quotes containing the words chinese and/or sovereign:

    “One alone in a Chinese square
    confronted tanks, while others fled.
    He stood for freedom for us all,
    but few care now if he’s jailed or dead.”
    —Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.)

    “The Sovereign has, under a constitutional monarchy such as ours, three rights—the right to be consulted, the right to encourage, the right to warn. And a king of great sense and sagacity would want no others.”
    —Walter Bagehot (1826–1877)