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Abaoji

872 - 926

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Abaoji (872 – 6 September 926), posthumously known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Liao, was a Khitan leader and the founding emperor of the Liao dynasty of China, ruling from 916 to 926. He had a sinicised name, Yelü Yi; some sources suggest that Abaoji's family name, Yelü, was adopted during his lifetime, although there is no consensus amongst historians on this point. Abaoji was born in 872 in Southern Mongolia and had a turbulent childhood. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abaoji has received more than 132,768 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Abaoji is the 2,199th most popular politician (up from 2,878th in 2019), the 172nd most popular biography from China (up from 222nd in 2019) and the 110th most popular Chinese Politician.

Abaoji is most famous for being the founder of the Jin Dynasty.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abaoji ranks 2,199 out of 19,576. Before him are Sirikit, Lee Teng-hui, Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Paul-Henri Spaak, and Æthelflæd. After him are Zog I of Albania, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo, Aeschines, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, and Seleucus II Callinicus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 872, Abaoji ranks 2. Before him is Al-Farabi. After him is Pietro II Candiano. Among people deceased in 926, Abaoji ranks 1. After him are Burchard II, Duke of Swabia, Li Cunxu, Wiborada, Pelagius of Córdoba, and William II, Duke of Aquitaine.

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In China

Among people born in China, Abaoji ranks 172 out of 1,610. Before him are Tianqi Emperor (1605), Emperor Taizong of Song (939), Zhu De (1886), Taichang Emperor (1582), King Zhou of Shang (-1105), and Yuan Shu (155). After him are Wen Jiabao (1942), Pang Tong (179), Ma Chao (176), Li Hongzhang (1823), Peng Dehuai (1898), and Je Tsongkhapa (1357).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Abaoji ranks 110. Before him are Tianqi Emperor (1605), Emperor Taizong of Song (939), Zhu De (1886), Taichang Emperor (1582), King Zhou of Shang (-1105), and Yuan Shu (155). After him are Wen Jiabao (1942), Pang Tong (179), Ma Chao (176), Li Hongzhang (1823), Peng Dehuai (1898), and Emperor Zhenzong (968).

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