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Altan Khan

1507 - 1582

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Altan Khan of the Tümed (1507–1582; 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 and de facto ruler of the Right Wing, or western tribes, of the Mongols. 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 204,046 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Altan Khan is the 3,116th most popular politician (up from 3,382nd in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Mongolia (up from 18th in 2019) and the 12th 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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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Altan Khan ranks 3,116 out of 15,577. Before him are Cylon of Athens, Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine, Mauno Koivisto, Argishti I of Urartu, Hystaspes, and Eugenius. After him are Seleucus III Ceraunus, Eleonora Gonzaga, Antipater the Idumaean, Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Theudebald, and Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson.

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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, Johannes Sturm, Inés Suárez, Ferrante Gonzaga, Bálint Bakfark, Marie of Baden-Sponheim, and Alvise I Mocenigo. 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, Wu Cheng'en, and Akechi Mitsuhide. After him are Mori Ranmaru, Takeda Katsuyori, Diego, Prince of Asturias, Charlotte of Bourbon, Oda Nobutada, and Zhang Juzheng.

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In Mongolia

Among people born in Mongolia, Altan Khan ranks 16 out of 63. Before him are Ariq Böke (1219), Abaqa Khan (1234), Jebe (1137), Damdin Sükhbaatar (1893), Toghrul (1130), and Sorghaghtani Beki (1190). After him are Baydu (1300), Esen Taishi (1407), Muqali (1170), Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (1916), 4th Dalai Lama (1589), and Dayan Khan (1464).

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Among POLITICIANS In Mongolia

Among politicians born in Mongolia, Altan Khan ranks 12. Before him are Berke (1209), Ariq Böke (1219), Abaqa Khan (1234), Jebe (1137), Damdin Sükhbaatar (1893), and Toghrul (1130). After him are Baydu (1300), Esen Taishi (1407), Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (1916), 4th Dalai Lama (1589), Dayan Khan (1464), and Mandukhai (1449).

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