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Sign in to savethumb|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.]]
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An emperor is a monarch who rules over an empire or large territory, and historically this title has been held by leaders of major world powers across many cultures and time periods. Today, only Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako still carry this title among current world monarchs, making it a rare and distinctive form of rulership in the modern world.
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- Roman Empire
- Classical Antiquity
- Byzantine period
- Before the 4th Crusade
- Latin emperors
- After the 4th Crusade
- Europe
- Holy Roman Empire
- Austrian Empire
- Bulgaria
- France
- First French Empire
- Elba
- Second French Empire
- Iberian Peninsula
- Spain
- Portugal
- Great Britain
- England
- United Kingdom
- German Empire
- Russia
- Serbia
- The Americas
- Pre-Columbian traditions
- Aztec Empire
- Inca Empire
- Post-Columbian Americas
- Brazil
- Haiti
- Mexico
- Middle East
- Iran
- Ottoman Empire
- Indian subcontinent
- Mauryan Empire
- Delhi Sultanate
- Mughal Empire
- British Raj
- Regional emperors
- Africa
- Ethiopia
- Central African Empire
- East Asia
- China
- Japan
- Korea
- Mongolia
- Vietnam
- Religion
- Christianity
- Islam
- Buddhism and Hinduism
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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|Augustus, the first emperor of the [[Roman Empire, reigning from 27 BC until his death in AD 14.]] An emperor (from , via ) is the (male) ruler of an empire. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), mother/grandmother (empress dowager/grand empress dowager), or a woman who rules in her own right and name (empress regnant or suo jure). Emperors are generally recognised to be of the highest monarchic honour and rank, surpassing kings. In Europe, the title of Emperor has been used since the Middle Ages, considered in those times equal or almost equal in dignity to that of Pope due to the latter's position as visible head of the Church and spiritual leader of the Catholic part of Western Europe. The emperor of Japan is the only currently reigning monarch whose title is translated into English as "Emperor".