Imperial titles

thumb|Emperor Naruhito and [[Empress Masako of Japan. The Emperor and Empress of Japan are the only current monarchs in the world left carrying this title.]]

thumb|Simeon I of Bulgaria, the first Bulgarian tsar and the first person who bore the title "tsar", by [[Alphonse Mucha|alt=Alphonse Mucha's The Slav Epic cycle No.4: Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria (1923)]] thumb|Reception of the Tsar of Russia in the Moscow Kremlin, by [[Ivan Makarov]] thumb|Crowning of Stefan Dušan, [[Emperor of the Serbs, as tsar, by Paja Jovanović]]

{| class="wikitable wikitable mw-collapsible autocollapse" |style="background: #cbe; min-width:18.5em" colspan=2 align="center"|Khagan |- ! colspan="2" |Rouran |- | Brahmi Script:|| |- | Transliteration:|| Kagan |- | Transcription (Vovin):|| |- ! colspan="2" |Mongolian |- | Mongolian Script:|| |- | ʼPhags-pa script:|| |- | Transliteration:|| Qagan, Xagan |- | Cyrillic script:|| Хаан / Хаган |- | Transliteration:|| Khaan / Khagan |- ! colspan="2"|Yeniseian |- | Latin alphabet:|| Qaγan |- ! colspan="2" |Arabic |- |Arabic script: |خاقان |- |Transliteration: |Khaqan |- ! colspan="2" |Hindustan

imperial title of the Roman Empire

imperial rank, honorific and title

thumb|Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria|Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth

title used by British monarchs from 1 May 1876 to 22 June 1948

the royal title of the rulers of Russian Empire from 1721 to 1917

ancient Indian term used to refer to an ideal universal ruler

imperial title used in China and Vietnam, initially for the king but later for the crown prince

thumb|right|200px|Imperial arms of Shahbanu Farah of Iran thumb|1972 portrait of Farah Pahlavi, describing her as Shahbanu Farah Shahbanu () was a title for empress regnant or empress consort in Persian and other Iranian languages. The title was specifically used by Farah Pahlavi (a.k.a. Farah Diba), the wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last reigning Shah of Iran (Persia).

Gurkhan () was a Mongol title meaning "Universal Ruler" and roughly equivalent to the older term khagan. It was held by the rulers of the Western Liao dynasty in the 13th century. The title was first adopted by Yelü Dashi (Emperor Dezong of Western Liao) in 1132.

thumb|Signature of King-Emperor George V, King of the United Kingdom and the British [[Dominions, and Emperor of India (1910–1936).The 'R' and 'I' after his name indicate 'King' and 'Emperor' in Latin ('Rex' and 'Imperator').]]

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