Emperor Guangwu of Han

Emperor Guangwu of Han

Emperor Guangwu of Han (Chinese: 漢光武帝; 15 January 5 BC – 29 March AD 57), born Liu Xiu (劉秀), courtesy name Wenshu (文叔), was a Chinese monarch. He served as an emperor of the Han dynasty by restoring the dynasty in AD 25, thus founding the Eastern Han (Later Han) dynasty. He ruled over parts of China at first, and through suppression and conquest of regional warlords, the whole of China proper was consolidated by the time of his death in AD 57. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Guangwu of Han has received more than 385,436 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Emperor Guangwu of Han is the 1,675th most popular politician (down from 1,427th in 2019), the 121st most popular biography from China (down from 102nd in 2019) and the 79th most popular Chinese Politician.

Emperor Guangwu of Han is most famous for his efforts in unifying China. He is also credited with the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the restoration of the Han Dynasty.