<p>The <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/han-dynasty-emperors-of-china-195256" data-type="internalLink" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-ordinal="1">Ming Dynasty</a> is famous world-wide for its graceful blue-and-white glazed porcelains, and for the voyages of <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/zheng-he-ming-chinas-great-admiral-195236" data-type="internalLink" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-ordinal="2">Zheng He</a> and the Treasure Fleet. The Ming were also the only ethnically Han Chinese family to rule the empire between 1270 and the end of the imperial system in 1911.</p><p>This list includes the Ming emperors&#39; given names and their reign-names, as well as their years in power.</p><p> </p><ul><li>Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor, 1368-1398</li><li>Zhu Yunwen, the Jianwen Emperor, 1398-1402</li><li>Zhu Di, the <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/the-yongle-emperor-zhu-di-195231" data-type="internalLink" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-ordinal="3">Yongle Emperor</a>, 1402-1424</li><li>Zhu Gaochi, the Hongxi Emperor, 1424-1425</li><li>Zhu Zhangji, the Xuande Emperor, 1425-1435</li><li>Zhu Qizhen, the Zhengtong Emperor, 1435-1449 and 1457-1464</li><li>Zhu Qiyu, the Jingtai Emperor, 1449-1457</li><li>Zhu Jianshen, the Chenghua Emperor, 1464-1487</li><li>Zhu Youtang, the Hongzhi Emperor, 1487-1505</li><li>Zhu Houzhao, the Zhengde Emperor, 1505-1521</li><li>Zhu Houcong, the Jiajing Emperor, 1521-1566</li><li>Zhu Zaihou, the Longqing Emperor, 1566-1572</li><li>Zhu Yijun, Wanli Emperor, 1572-1620</li><li>Zhu Changluo, the Taichang Emperor, 1620</li><li>Zhu Youjiao, the Tianqi Emperor, 1620-1627</li><li>Zhu Youjian, the Chongzhen Emperor, 1627-1644</li></ul><p> </p><p>For more information, see the <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/chinas-dynasties-195220" data-type="internalLink" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-ordinal="4">List of Chinese Dynasties</a>.</p>