MILITARY PERSONNEL

Ban Chao

32 - 102

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Ban Chao (Chinese: 班超; pinyin: Bān Chāo; Wade–Giles: Pan1 Ch'ao1; 32–102 CE), courtesy name Zhongsheng, was a Chinese diplomat, explorer, and military general of the Eastern Han dynasty. He was born in Fufeng, now Xianyang, Shaanxi. Three of his family members—father Ban Biao, elder brother Ban Gu, younger sister Ban Zhao—were well known historians who wrote the historical text Book of Han, which recorded the history of the Western Han dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ban Chao has received more than 175,537 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Ban Chao is the 364th most popular military personnel (up from 393rd in 2019), the 246th most popular biography from China (up from 253rd in 2019) and the 21st most popular Chinese Military Personnel.

Ban chao is most famous for being the woman who was the mother of the founder of the Han dynasty. Ban chao was the daughter of a nobleman and she married a man named Liu Xiu. After her husband became emperor, she was granted the title of "Empress Dowager".

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Ban Chao ranks 364 out of 2,058. Before him are Omar Pasha, Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, Levin August von Bennigsen, Sergei Skripal, Nicolas Chauvin, and Tomoyuki Yamashita. After him are Kirill Meretskov, Iwane Matsui, Lü Meng, Alexander Yegorov, Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen, and Leonid Govorov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 32, Ban Chao ranks 3. Before him are Otho, and Ban Gu.  Among people deceased in 102, Ban Chao ranks 1. 

Others Born in 32

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  • Photo of Otho

    Otho

    POLITICIAN

    32 - 69

    HPI: 73.92

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Ban Gu

    Ban Gu

    WRITER

    32 - 92

    HPI: 63.22

    Rank: 2

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    Ban Chao

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    32 - 102

    HPI: 62.69

    Rank: 3

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Others Deceased in 102

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    Ban Chao

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    32 - 102

    HPI: 62.69

    Rank: 1

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In China

Among people born in China, Ban Chao ranks 246 out of 1,610. Before him are Li Ka-shing (1928), Pujie (1907), Emperor Daizong of Tang (727), Edmond H. Fischer (1920), Emperor Cheng of Han (-51), and Emperor Zhezong (1076). After him are Lü Meng (178), Heshen (1750), Li Peng (1928), Emperor Dezong of Tang (742), Ban Zhao (45), and Emperor Ai of Tang (892).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In China

Among military personnels born in China, Ban Chao ranks 21. Before him are Wu Sangui (1612), Zhang Liao (169), Jiang Wei (202), Xiahou Dun (155), Meng Tian (-250), and Huang Zhong (148). After him are Lü Meng (178), Zhang He (167), Cao Ren (168), Gan Ning (175), Xu Huang (169), and He Jin (135).

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