In the case of the line of emperors in China, although Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Sung Dynasty and Qian Long of the Qing Dynasty retired and handed over the reigns to their successors and became Retired Emperors, in contrast, most emperors kept their reigns until their death.
中国歴代の皇帝などでは、南宋の孝宗_(宋)や清の乾隆帝などが、皇位を後継者に譲って隠退し、上皇となっているが、ほとんどの歴代皇帝は、崩御するまで皇帝の位にあった。