Kù (traditional Chinese: 嚳; simplified Chinese: 喾, variant graph Chinese: 俈), usually referred to as Dì Kù (traditional Chinese: 帝嚳; simplified Chinese: 帝喾), also known as Gaoxin or Gāoxīn Shì (Chinese: 高辛氏) or Qūn (Chinese: 夋), was a descendant of the Yellow Emperor. He went by the name Gaoxin until receiving imperial authority, when he took the name Ku and the title Di, thus being known as Di Ku. He is considered the ancestor of the ruling families of certain subsequent dynasties. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Ku has received more than 170,280 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Emperor Ku is the 3,488th most popular politician (up from 3,521st in 2019).
Emperor Ku was the last of the Shang dynasty. He is most famous for his cruelty and the brutal way he dealt with his enemies.
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Among politicians, Emperor Ku ranks 3,488 out of 15,577. Before him are André Maginot, Hipparchus, Filippo Maria Visconti, Hisham II, Yakov Yurovsky, and Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany. After him are Henry I, Duke of Bavaria, Emil Maurice, Deodoro da Fonseca, Empress Genshō, Vuk Branković, and Madame Nhu.
1877 - 1932
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 3,482
600 BC - 514 BC
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 3,483
1392 - 1447
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 3,484
965 - 1013
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 3,485
1878 - 1938
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 3,486
1663 - 1713
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 3,487
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 3,488
920 - 955
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 3,489
1897 - 1972
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 3,490
1827 - 1892
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 3,491
680 - 748
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 3,492
1345 - 1397
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 3,493
1924 - 2011
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 3,494