256 BC - 195 BC
Emperor Gaozu of Han (Chinese: 漢高祖; 256 – 1 June 195 BC), also known by his given name Liu Bang (劉邦), was the founder and first emperor of the Han dynasty, reigning from 202 to 195 BC. He is considered by traditional Chinese historiography to be one the greatest emperors in history, credited with establishing the Pax Sinica, one of China's longest golden ages. Liu Bang was among the few dynastic originators to have born into a peasant family. He initially entered the Qin dynasty bureaucracy as a minor law enforcement officer in his home town Pei County, within the conquered state of Chu. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Gaozu of Han has received more than 1,686,129 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Emperor Gaozu of Han is the 440th most popular politician (up from 477th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from China (up from 35th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Chinese Politician.
Emperor Gaozu of Han is most famous for establishing the Han Dynasty and unifying China.
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Among politicians, Emperor Gaozu of Han ranks 440 out of 15,577. Before him are António Guterres, William III of England, Louis VII of France, Ali Khamenei, Feodor I of Russia, and Clara Zetkin. After him are George I of Great Britain, Vitellius, Miklós Horthy, Pertinax, Guy of Lusignan, and Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden.
1949 - Present
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 434
1650 - 1702
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 435
1120 - 1180
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 436
1939 - Present
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 437
1557 - 1598
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 438
1857 - 1933
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 439
256 BC - 195 BC
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 440
1660 - 1727
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 441
15 - 69
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 442
1868 - 1957
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 443
126 - 193
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 444
1150 - 1194
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 445
1882 - 1973
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 446
Among people born in 256 BC, Emperor Gaozu of Han ranks 1. Among people deceased in 195 BC, Emperor Gaozu of Han ranks 1.
Among people born in China, Emperor Gaozu of Han ranks 34 out of 1,392. Before him are Liu Bei (161), Yongle Emperor (1360), Li Ching-Yuen (1677), Mencius (-372), Zhuang Zhou (-369), and Zhuge Liang (181). After him are Hongwu Emperor (1328), Jiang Zemin (1926), Zhou Enlai (1898), Toshiro Mifune (1920), Emperor Wu of Han (-156), and Emperor Taizong of Tang (598).
161 - 223
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 28
1360 - 1424
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 29
1677 - 1933
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 30
372 BC - 289 BC
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 31
369 BC - 286 BC
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 32
181 - 234
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 33
256 BC - 195 BC
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 34
1328 - 1398
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 35
1926 - 2022
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 36
1898 - 1976
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 37
1920 - 1997
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 38
156 BC - 87 BC
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 39
598 - 649
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 40
Among politicians born in China, Emperor Gaozu of Han ranks 16. Before him are Empress Dowager Cixi (1835), Wu Zetian (624), Qianlong Emperor (1711), Kangxi Emperor (1654), Liu Bei (161), and Yongle Emperor (1360). After him are Hongwu Emperor (1328), Jiang Zemin (1926), Zhou Enlai (1898), Emperor Wu of Han (-156), Emperor Taizong of Tang (598), and Yongzheng Emperor (1678).
1835 - 1908
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 10
624 - 705
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 11
1711 - 1799
HPI: 75.64
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1654 - 1722
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 13
161 - 223
HPI: 74.52
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1360 - 1424
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 15
256 BC - 195 BC
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 16
1328 - 1398
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 17
1926 - 2022
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 18
1898 - 1976
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 19
156 BC - 87 BC
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 20
598 - 649
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 21
1678 - 1735
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 22