Chiyou (蚩尤; Old Chinese (ZS): *tʰjɯ-ɢʷɯ) is a mythological being that appears in Chinese mythology. He was a tribal leader of the Nine Li tribe (九黎) in ancient China. He is best known as a king who lost against the future Yellow Emperor during the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors era in Chinese mythology. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chiyou has received more than 425,390 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Chiyou is the 3,016th most popular politician (up from 3,587th in 2019).
Chiyou is most famous for leading the revolt against the Yellow Emperor.
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Among politicians, Chiyou ranks 3,016 out of 15,577. Before him are Emperor Sakuramachi, Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse, Henry II the Pious, Abdul Rahman Arif, Sancho II of Portugal, and Sirimavo Bandaranaike. After him are Antonio José de Sucre, Nikolai Tikhonov, Jacques Santer, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Alfonso I of Asturias, and György Dózsa.
1720 - 1750
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 3,010
1156 - 1222
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 3,011
1196 - 1241
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 3,012
1916 - 2007
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 3,013
1209 - 1248
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 3,014
1916 - 2000
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 3,015
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 3,016
1795 - 1830
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 3,017
1905 - 1997
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 3,018
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 3,019
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 3,020
693 - 757
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 3,021
1470 - 1514
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 3,022