490 - 552
Bumin Qaghan (Old Turkic: 𐰉𐰆𐰢𐰣:𐰴𐰍𐰣, romanized: Bumïn qaγan, also known as Illig Qaghan (Chinese: 伊利可汗, Pinyin: Yīlì Kèhán, Wade–Giles: i-li k'o-han) or Yamï Qaghan (Old Turkic: 𐰖𐰢𐰃:𐰴𐰍𐰣, romanized: Yаmï qaγan, died 552 AD) was the founder of the Turkic Khaganate. He was the eldest son of Ashina Tuwu (吐務 / 吐务). He was the chieftain of the Turks under the sovereignty of Rouran Khaganate. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bumin Qaghan has received more than 187,291 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Bumin Qaghan is the 1,725th most popular politician (up from 2,136th in 2019).
Bumin Qaghan is most famous for the Battle of Talas, which was a battle between the Abbasid Caliphate and the Tang Dynasty.
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Among politicians, Bumin Qaghan ranks 1,725 out of 15,577. Before him are Hiero II of Syracuse, Hu Yaobang, Publius Clodius Pulcher, Levi Eshkol, Marie Walewska, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. After him are Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria, Richard von Weizsäcker, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, Theuderic IV, Alexios IV Angelos, and Diadumenian.
308 BC - 215 BC
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 1,719
1915 - 1989
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 1,720
90 BC - 52 BC
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 1,721
1895 - 1969
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 1,722
1786 - 1817
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 1,723
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 1,724
490 - 552
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 1,725
1756 - 1801
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 1,726
1920 - 2015
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 1,727
1941 - 1989
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 1,728
712 - 737
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 1,729
1182 - 1204
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 1,730
208 - 218
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 1,731
Among people born in 490, Bumin Qaghan ranks 2. Before him is Pope Silverius. After him are Pope Agapetus I, Romanos the Melodist, Simplicius of Cilicia, John Philoponus, John the Lydian, John the Cappadocian, and Urien. Among people deceased in 552, Bumin Qaghan ranks 2. Before him is Totila. After him are Teia and Menas of Constantinople.
490 - 538
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1
490 - 552
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 2
490 - 536
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 3
490 - 556
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 4
490 - 560
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 5
490 - 570
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 6
490 - 600
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 7
490 - 548
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 8
490 - 586
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 9
500 - 552
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 1
490 - 552
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 2
550 - 552
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 3
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 4