ruling as the sovereign of a particular realm but being accorded a temple name by another realm, as was the case for Möngke of the Mongol Empire, who was later honored as Xianzong by Emperor Shizu of the Yuan dynasty.

Etymology

The "temple" in "temple name" (??) refers to the grand temples (??) built by each dynasty for the purpose of ancestor worship. The temple name of

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