- 明太祖 míngtàizǔ Ming TaizuMing Taizu, the temple name of the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty, [[朱元璋|朱元璋|zhu1 yuan2 zhang1]], who reigned as [[洪武|洪武|hong2 wu3]]
- 宋太祖 sòngtàizǔ Emperor Taizu of SongPosthumous title of the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, [[赵匡胤|趙匡胤|zhao4 kuang1 yin4]] (927-976), who reigned from 960.
- 清太祖 qīngtàizǔ Qing TaizuPosthumous title of [[努尔哈赤|努爾哈赤|nu3 er3 ha1 chi4]] (1559-1626), the founder of the [[清|清|qing1]] dynasty and first Khan of the Later Jin
- 金太祖 jīntàizǔ Emperor Taizu of Jintemple name of Wanyan Aguda (1068-1123), the founder and first emperor of the Jin dynasty
- 元太祖 yuántàizǔ Emperor Taizu of YuanThe posthumous title of Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire and the Yuan dynasty.
- 太祖长拳 tàizǔchángquán Taizu ChangquanTaizu Long Fist, a traditional style of Chinese boxing attributed to Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty
- 后梁太祖 hòuliángtàizǔ Emperor Taizu of Later Liangthe founding emperor of the Later Liang dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, also known as Zhu Wen