A posthumous name is an honorary name given mainly to revered dead people in East Asian culture. It is predominantly used in Asian countries such as China...

In China, posthumous names were conferred upon Emperors, Empresses, and notable officials by the imperial court up until the fall of Qing dynasty in 1911...

A posthumous promotion is an advancement in rank or position in the case of a person who is dead. Posthumous promotions are most often associated with...

Temple names are posthumous titles accorded to monarchs of the Sinosphere for the purpose of ancestor worship. The practice of honoring monarchs with temple...

identified by a name is called its referent. A personal name identifies, not necessarily uniquely, a specific individual human. The name of a specific entity...

referred to by their posthumous names, monarchs from the Tang dynasty to the Yuan dynasty are generally known by their temple names, while rulers from the...

posthumous titles (shì 諡; 谥 or shìhào 諡號; 谥号). Commoners possessed only a personal name (ming), and the modern concept of a "surname" or "family name"...

receive a temple name. After death emperors were given an honorific posthumous title that reflected their ruling style. Nurhaci's posthumous name was originally...

A birth name is the name given to a person upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required...

Chinese era name Japanese era name Korean era name Vietnamese era name Temple name Posthumous name Rama (Kings of Thailand) Religious name As the Korean...