List of longest reigning emperors in China
- List of longest reigning emperors in China
# Kangxi Emperor (1661-1722) (61)
# Qianlong Emperor (1735-1796) (61)
# Emperor Wu of Han (140BC-87BC) (53)
# Emperor Shengzong of Liao (982-1031) (49)
# Wanli Emperor (1572-1620) (48)
# Emperor Wu of Liang China (502-549) (47)
# Emperor Daozong of Liao (1055-1101) (46)
# Jiajing Emperor (1522-1566) (44)
# Emperor Renzong of Song (1022–1063)
# Emperor Xuanzong of Tang(712–756)
Notes
* Zhao Tuo, recorded in Records of the Grand Historian, reigned for 70 years (207 BC-137 BC), and lived at least 100 years, but historians usually do not count him as the longest reigning monarch. Though he was likely the monarch of Viet Nam.
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