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Dian Wei

150 - 197

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Dian Wei (; died February or March 197) was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. Famed for his enormous strength, Dian Wei excelled at wielding a pair of jis (a halberd-like weapon), each of which was said to weigh 40 jin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dian Wei has received more than 223,260 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Dian Wei is the 5,306th most popular politician (down from 4,036th in 2019), the 407th most popular biography from China (down from 303rd in 2019) and the 244th most popular Chinese Politician.

Dian Wei is most famous for his role in the Battle of Red Cliffs, where he was killed by enemy archers.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dian Wei ranks 5,306 out of 19,576. Before him are Peter, Duke of Coimbra, Arnold Gehlen, Sahadeva, Emperor Rokujō, Hanno the Great, and Khentkaus I. After him are Manuel Pinto da Costa, Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Gyebaek, Leonardo Sciascia, Anna of Savoy, and Va'aletoa Sualauvi II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 150, Dian Wei ranks 10. Before him are Pope Zephyrinus, Clodius Albinus, Lucilla, Vologases IV, Zhang Zhongjing, and Aristides of Athens. After him are Terentianus, Gaius Fulvius Plautianus, Aquilia Severa, Hermas, Gogukcheon of Goguryeo, and Aristides Quintilianus. Among people deceased in 197, Dian Wei ranks 2. Before him is Clodius Albinus. After him is Gogukcheon of Goguryeo.

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In China

Among people born in China, Dian Wei ranks 407 out of 1,610. Before him are Liu Zhang (200), Pan Geng (-1500), Shen Buhai (-385), Emperor Muzong of Tang (795), Emperor Shang of Tang (695), and Li Shizhen (1517). After him are Sima Xiangru (-179), Emperor Shang of Han (105), Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür (1342), Zhou Dunyi (1017), Liang Qichao (1873), and Bao Xishun (1951).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Dian Wei ranks 244. Before him are Emperor Duanzong (1268), Emperor Huai of Jin (300), Kong Rong (153), Liu Zhang (200), Pan Geng (-1500), and Emperor Muzong of Tang (795). After him are Emperor Shang of Han (105), Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür (1342), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (810), Emperor Jingzong of Tang (809), Zhang Lu (101), and Bo Xilai (1949).

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