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Chenghua Emperor

1447 - 1487

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The Chenghua Emperor (9 December 1447 – 9 September 1487), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Xianzong of Ming, personal name Zhu Jianshen, changed to Zhu Jianru in 1457, was the ninth emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1464 to 1487. He succeeded his father, Emperor Yingzong. Zhu Jianshen was born in 1447 as the son of Emperor Yingzong. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chenghua Emperor has received more than 410,292 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Chenghua Emperor is the 1,809th most popular politician (down from 1,535th in 2019), the 131st most popular biography from China (down from 107th in 2019) and the 87th most popular Chinese Politician.

Chenghua emperor is most famous for his reform of the civil service examination system.

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  • 410k

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  • 66.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Chenghua Emperor ranks 1,809 out of 19,576. Before him are Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor, Celâl Bayar, Al-Mutawakkil, Jiang Ziya, Peter IV of Aragon, and Senusret I. After him are Joseph McCarthy, Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, Michael the Brave, Jang Song-thaek, Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Kavad I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1447, Chenghua Emperor ranks 2. Before him is Bayezid II. After him are Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria, Philippe de Commines, Catherine of Genoa, Maria of Serbia, Queen of Bosnia, Giovanni Antonio Amadeo, Pietro Riario, Eberhard II, Duke of Württemberg, and Constantine II of Georgia. Among people deceased in 1487, Chenghua Emperor ranks 1. After him are Mara Branković, Nicholas of Flüe, Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans, Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus, John Argyropoulos, Tlacaelel, Yunus Khan, Hayder of Crimea, and John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln.

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In China

Among people born in China, Chenghua Emperor ranks 131 out of 1,610. Before him are Kaidu (1230), Emperor Huizong of Song (1082), Kumārajīva (343), Hong Xiuquan (1814), Bai Qi (-250), and Jiang Ziya (-1090). After him are Zhang Qian (-200), Sun Jian (155), Bai Juyi (772), Hongzhi Emperor (1470), Wang Jingwei (1883), and Yue Fei (1142).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Chenghua Emperor ranks 87. Before him are Songtsen Gampo (604), Hyeonjong of Joseon (1641), Kaidu (1230), Emperor Huizong of Song (1082), Hong Xiuquan (1814), and Jiang Ziya (-1090). After him are Hongzhi Emperor (1470), Wang Jingwei (1883), Yang Shangkun (1907), Emperor Jing of Han (-188), King Wen of Zhou (-1112), and Emperor Hui of Han (-210).

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