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Shang Yang

Qin State statesman, chancellor and reformer

390 BC - 338 BC

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His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. Shang Yang is the 1,447th most popular politician (down from 993rd in 2024), the 82nd most popular biography from China (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Chinese Politician.

Shang Yang was a Chinese statesman and philosopher who advocated for a rigid, authoritarian system of government. He is most famous for his work in developing the "Legalism" philosophy.

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More than 23 centuries after death, Shang Yang still holds rank #4,619 among all individuals in Pantheon.

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Shang Yang's biography appears in 44 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 86% of all Politicians.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Shang Yang ranks 1,447 out of 19,576. Before him are Jiang Qing, Edith Wilson, Vladimir II Monomakh, Antiochus V Eupator, Urho Kekkonen, and Astyages. After him are Hermann Müller, Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant, George Tupou V, Kara Mustafa Pasha, Archelaus I of Macedon, and Stefan Lazarević.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 390 BC, Shang Yang ranks 2. Before him is Lysippos. After him are Vyasa, Lycurgus of Athens, Hieronymus of Cardia, Hakor, Hypereides, Alexander V of Macedon, Peucestas, Tiberius Coruncanius, Manius Curius Dentatus, and Jaimini. Among people deceased in 338 BC, Shang Yang ranks 2. Before him is Isocrates. After him are Artaxerxes III, Duke Xiao of Qin, and Archidamus III.

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In China

Among people born in China, Shang Yang ranks 82 out of 1,610. Before him are Jiaqing Emperor (1760), 2nd Dalai Lama (1476), Wanli Emperor (1563), Soong Ching-ling (1893), Fuxi (-2900), and Jiang Qing (1914). After him are Xuande Emperor (1399), Wu Cheng'en (1500), Walter Houser Brattain (1902), Emperor Yao (-2324), Hu Yaobang (1915), and Daoguang Emperor (1782).

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Among Politicians In China

Among politicians born in China, Shang Yang ranks 52. Before him are Jiaqing Emperor (1760), 2nd Dalai Lama (1476), Wanli Emperor (1563), Soong Ching-ling (1893), Fuxi (-2900), and Jiang Qing (1914). After him are Xuande Emperor (1399), Emperor Yao (-2324), Hu Yaobang (1915), Daoguang Emperor (1782), Hongxi Emperor (1378), and Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628).

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