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Altan Khan

1507 - 1582

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Altan Khan of the Tümed (2 January 1508 – 13 January 1582; Mongolian: ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨ ᠬᠠᠨ, Алтан хан; Chinese: 阿勒坦汗), whose given name was Anda (Mongolian: Алтан (Аньда); Chinese: 俺答), was the leader of the Tümed Mongols de facto ruler of the Right Wing, or western tribes, of the Mongols, and the first Ming Shunyi King (順義王). He was the grandson of Dayan Khan (1464–1543), a descendant of Kublai Khan (1215–1294), who had managed to unite a tribal league between the Khalkha Mongols in the north and the Chahars (Tsakhars) to the south. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Altan Khan has received more than 247,749 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Altan Khan is the 2,666th most popular politician (up from 3,107th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Mongolia and the 13th most popular Mongolian Politician.

Altan Khan was a Mongolian ruler who was a descendant of Genghis Khan. He was most famous for his military conquests, which allowed him to control the Silk Road and expand the Mongolian Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Altan Khan ranks 2,666 out of 19,576. Before him are Ram Nath Kovind, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Eadwig, Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria, Emperor Kōan, and Hayk. After him are Abul Kalam Azad, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, Marie José of Belgium, Alec Douglas-Home, Jules Ferry, and Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1507, Altan Khan ranks 5. Before him are Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal, Jiajing Emperor, and Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola. After him are Jacques Arcadelt, Inés Suárez, Johannes Sturm, Bálint Bakfark, Ferrante Gonzaga, Alvise I Mocenigo, and Marie of Baden-Sponheim. Among people deceased in 1582, Altan Khan ranks 6. Before him are Oda Nobunaga, Teresa of Ávila, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, Akechi Mitsuhide, and Wu Cheng'en. After him are Takeda Katsuyori, Diego, Prince of Asturias, Mori Ranmaru, Oda Nobutada, Zhang Juzheng, and Charlotte of Bourbon.

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In Mongolia

Among people born in Mongolia, Altan Khan ranks 16 out of 71. Before him are Modu Chanyu (-234), Ariq Böke (1219), Abaqa Khan (1234), Jebe (1137), Toghrul (1130), and Damdin Sükhbaatar (1893). After him are Sorghaghtani Beki (1190), Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (1916), Baydu (1300), Muqali (1170), Esen Taishi (1407), and Dayan Khan (1464).

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Among POLITICIANS In Mongolia

Among politicians born in Mongolia, Altan Khan ranks 13. Before him are Modu Chanyu (-234), Ariq Böke (1219), Abaqa Khan (1234), Jebe (1137), Toghrul (1130), and Damdin Sükhbaatar (1893). After him are Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (1916), Baydu (1300), Esen Taishi (1407), Dayan Khan (1464), Ligdan Khan (1558), and 4th Dalai Lama (1589).

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