Emperor of China

The emperor or huangdi (皇帝 in pinyin: huang2 di4) of China was the head of government and head of state of China from the Qin dynasty in 221 BC until the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911. The pre-Qin heads of the government were called wang (roughly translated as King). Before Qin Shi Huang, the characters huang ("godking") and di ("sage king") were used separately and never consecutively (See Three Huang and five Di). After the Han dynasty, huangdi began to be abbreviated to huang or di -- the two characters had lost their original pre-Qin meanings.

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Emperor - Pinyin - China - Head of government - Head of state - Qin dynasty - 221 BC - Qing dynasty - 1911 - Wang - Qin Shi Huang - Three Huang and five Di - Han dynasty - Abbreviate

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