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Bumin Qaghan

490 - 552

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Bumin Qaghan (Old Turkic: 𐰉𐰆𐰢𐰣:𐰴𐰍𐰣, romanized: Bumïn qaɣan, 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: Yamï qaɣan, 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 212,436 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Bumin Qaghan is the 1,545th most popular politician (up from 1,719th 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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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bumin Qaghan ranks 1,545 out of 19,576. Before him are Léon Degrelle, Lin Biao, Sunjo of Joseon, Bona Sforza, Otto of Bavaria, and Béla III of Hungary. After him are Khaled Mashal, Mohammed Zahir Shah, Ahmad Shah Massoud, Soong Mei-ling, Temür Khan, and Vallabhbhai Patel.

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Contemporaries

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, Urien, and Samson of Dol. Among people deceased in 552, Bumin Qaghan ranks 2. Before him is Totila. After him are Teia, and Menas of Constantinople.

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