- 宋太祖 Sòng Tàizǔ Emperor TaizuEmperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin (927-976), who reigned from 960
- 清太祖 Qīng Tàizǔ Nurhaciposthumous title of Nurhaci (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty
- 元太祖 Yuán Tàizǔ Genghis Khanposthumous title of Genghis Khan [[成吉思汗|成吉思汗|Cheng2 ji2 si1 han2]] (1162-1227)