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Emperor Daizong of Tang

727 - 779

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Emperor Daizong of Tang (11 November 726 – 10 June 779), personal name Li Yu (name changed in 758 after being created crown prince), né Li Chu (Chinese: 李俶), was an emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty. Emperor Daizong was the eldest son of Emperor Suzong – the first emperor of the Tang dynasty to succeed as the eldest child. During the Anshi Rebellion (which Emperor Suzong's entire reign was dedicated to fighting), he served as a general of Tang and Huige joint operations that recaptured the capital Chang'an and the eastern capital Luoyang from the rebel state of Yan, and the Anshi Rebellion was finally put down early in his own reign, in 763. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Daizong of Tang has received more than 254,298 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Emperor Daizong of Tang is the 3,064th most popular politician (down from 2,183rd in 2019), the 242nd most popular biography from China (down from 171st in 2019) and the 148th most popular Chinese Politician.

Emperor Daizong of Tang is most famous for being the emperor who ended the An Lushan Rebellion.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Daizong of Tang ranks 3,064 out of 19,576. Before him are Chindasuinth, Issey Miyake, Ayşe Sultan, Cleomenes III, Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria, and Thorismund. After him are Prince George, Duke of Kent, Thomas Bach, Milan Kučan, George, King of Saxony, Aleksey Kuropatkin, and Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 727, Emperor Daizong of Tang ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 779, Emperor Daizong of Tang ranks 2. Before him is Saint Walpurga. After him is Saint Sturm.

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In China

Among people born in China, Emperor Daizong of Tang ranks 242 out of 1,610. Before him are Emperor Qinzong (1100), Liu Hui (225), Huang Zhong (148), Han Yu (768), Li Ka-shing (1928), and Pujie (1907). After him are Edmond H. Fischer (1920), Emperor Cheng of Han (-51), Emperor Zhezong (1076), Ban Chao (32), Lü Meng (178), and Heshen (1750).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Emperor Daizong of Tang ranks 148. Before him are Kanishka (78), Wang Xizhi (303), Emperor Taizu of Jin (1068), Emperor Yuan of Han (-75), Emperor Qinzong (1100), and Pujie (1907). After him are Emperor Cheng of Han (-51), Emperor Zhezong (1076), Heshen (1750), Li Peng (1928), Emperor Dezong of Tang (742), and Emperor Ai of Tang (892).

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