On November 6, Zhu declared himself the emperor of a new state of Qin.

Wang took the throne as the emperor of a new state of Zheng.

Huang Chao then moved into the Tang palace and declared himself the emperor of a new state of Qi.

Zhu Ci soon declared himself emperor of a new state of Qin.

An's forces quickly captured Luoyang, and he declared himself the emperor of a new state of Yan there.

Cao Pi became the emperor of a new state, Cao Wei.

But it was in Berlin too where the Prussian king Frederick William refused to become emperor of a united German state.

He declared himself emperor of a new state of Qin.

After capturing Luoyang, he named himself emperor of a new, but short-lived, Yan state.

Huang declared himself the emperor of a new state of Qi.