There are Qin Shihuang, Liu Bang, Liu Bei, Sun Quan and Cao Cao, as well as the monarchs Genghis Khan and Zhu Yuanzhang in the Five Dynasties and Ten Countries.
In history, in fact, most emperors were famous for their two-pronged approach: Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu, Emperor Wu of Song, Chen Baxian, Emperor Taizong, Tang Xianzong, Song Xiaozong, Emperor Yongle and Kangxi.