Taizu (Chinese: 太祖 "grand ancestors") can be the name of the following Chinese emperors (or non-Chinese emperors of dynasties that later ruled over China):

• Emperor Taizu of Song China (reign: 960–976)
• Genghis Khan of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty (reign: 1206-1227)
• Hongwu Emperor of the Ming Dynasty (reign: 1368-1398)
• Nurhaci of the Manchu Qing Dynasty (reign: 1616-1626)