POLITICIAN

Chen Shou

233 - 297

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Chen Shou (Chinese: 陳壽; 233–297), courtesy name Chengzuo (承祚), was a Chinese historian, politician, and writer who lived during the Three Kingdoms period and Jin dynasty of China. Chen Shou is best known for his most celebrated work, the Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi), which records the history of the late Eastern Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period. Chen Shou wrote the Sanguozhi primarily in the form of biographies of notable persons of those eras. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chen Shou has received more than 140,859 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Chen Shou is the 3,828th most popular politician (up from 4,122nd in 2019), the 292nd most popular biography from China (up from 310th in 2019) and the 181st most popular Chinese Politician.

Chen Shou is most famous for his "Records of the Three Kingdoms" written in the third century. This work is considered one of the four great works of the Jin Dynasty. Chen Shou wrote the book as a historical account of the Three Kingdoms era.

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  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Chen Shou ranks 3,828 out of 19,576. Before him are Godigisel, Emperor Go-Nara, Baldwin II, Margrave of Flanders, Sviatoslav II of Kiev, Li Yuanhong, and Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco. After him are Hans Modrow, Sancho Ramírez, Joscelin III, Count of Edessa, Tuman bay II, Barquq, and Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 233, Chen Shou ranks 2. Before him is Porphyry.  Among people deceased in 297, Chen Shou ranks 1. After him is Domitius Domitianus.

Others Born in 233

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  • Photo of Porphyry

    Porphyry

    PHILOSOPHER

    233 - 305

    HPI: 71.21

    Rank: 1

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    Chen Shou

    POLITICIAN

    233 - 297

    HPI: 61.38

    Rank: 2

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Others Deceased in 297

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In China

Among people born in China, Chen Shou ranks 292 out of 1,610. Before him are Xu Huang (169), He Jin (135), Cai Yan (177), Mao Anying (1922), Dong Biwu (1886), and Li Yuanhong (1864). After him are Emperor Yuan of Jin (276), Jia Xu (147), Yoshiko Kawashima (1907), Ma Teng (156), Taishi Ci (166), and Dong Zhongshu (-179).

Others born in China

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    Xu Huang

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    169 - 227

    HPI: 61.46

    Rank: 286

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    He Jin

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    135 - 189

    HPI: 61.45

    Rank: 287

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    Cai Yan

    WRITER

    177 - 250

    HPI: 61.41

    Rank: 288

  • Photo of Mao Anying

    Mao Anying

    POLITICIAN

    1922 - 1950

    HPI: 61.40

    Rank: 289

  • Photo of Dong Biwu

    Dong Biwu

    POLITICIAN

    1886 - 1975

    HPI: 61.40

    Rank: 290

  • Photo of Li Yuanhong

    Li Yuanhong

    POLITICIAN

    1864 - 1928

    HPI: 61.38

    Rank: 291

  • Photo of Chen Shou

    Chen Shou

    POLITICIAN

    233 - 297

    HPI: 61.38

    Rank: 292

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    Emperor Yuan of Jin

    POLITICIAN

    276 - 323

    HPI: 61.36

    Rank: 293

  • Photo of Jia Xu

    Jia Xu

    POLITICIAN

    147 - 223

    HPI: 61.35

    Rank: 294

  • Photo of Yoshiko Kawashima

    Yoshiko Kawashima

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    1907 - 1948

    HPI: 61.35

    Rank: 295

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    Ma Teng

    POLITICIAN

    156 - 212

    HPI: 61.30

    Rank: 296

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    Taishi Ci

    POLITICIAN

    166 - 206

    HPI: 61.28

    Rank: 297

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    Dong Zhongshu

    PHILOSOPHER

    179 BC - 104 BC

    HPI: 61.27

    Rank: 298

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Chen Shou ranks 181. Before him are Xun Yu (163), Wu Zixu (-526), Emperor Xiaozong of Song (1127), Mao Anying (1922), Dong Biwu (1886), and Li Yuanhong (1864). After him are Emperor Yuan of Jin (276), Jia Xu (147), Ma Teng (156), Taishi Ci (166), Yuan Chonghuan (1584), and Emperor Duzong (1240).

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