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Later Zhou: Emperors: 951-960

Each ruler is recorded under the following protocol: temple name (miàohào | 廟號) || personal name (míng | ), considered tabooed (huì | ) upon accession; posthumous name (shì | ). The courtesy name (zì | ) is included where applicable. The years of bestowal or change are given in brackets.
Ruling House: Guō ()
Huángdì (皇帝)
13 Feb 951 - 22 Feb 954 Tàizǔ (太祖) [954] || Guō Wēi (郭威)
  courtesy name: Wénzhòng (文仲)
  posthumous names: Shèng shén gōng sù wén wǔ xiào huángdì (聖神恭肅文武孝皇帝) [954]
   
26 Feb 954 - 27 Jul 959 Shìzōng (世宗) [959] || Guō Róng (郭榮) [1]
  posthumous names: Ruì wǔ xiào wén huángdì (睿武孝文皇帝) [959]
   
28 Jul 959 - 3 Feb 960 no temple name bestowed || Guō Zōngxùn (郭宗訓) [2]
  posthumous names: Gōng huángdì (恭皇帝) or Gōngdì (恭帝) [c. 973]
   

[1] Original surname: Chái (柴).
[2] Nobility title (after relinquishing imperial dignity): Zhèng wáng (鄭王) [960] (conferred by the ruler of Song).