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Emperor Ningzong

1168 - 1224

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Emperor Ningzong of Song (19 November 1168 – 17 September 1224), personal name Zhao Kuo, was the 13th emperor of the Song dynasty of China and the fourth emperor of the Southern Song dynasty. He reigned from 1194 until his death in 1224. He was the second son and the only surviving child of his predecessor Guangzong and like his father, Ningzong was weak-minded; easily dominated by women. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Ningzong has received more than 77,670 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Emperor Ningzong is the 3,595th most popular politician (up from 4,198th in 2019), the 275th most popular biography from China (up from 316th in 2019) and the 170th most popular Chinese Politician.

Emperor Ningzong is most famous for his construction of the Grand Canal.

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  • 78k

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  • 61.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Ningzong ranks 3,595 out of 19,576. Before him are Khalil Sultan, Eraric, Margaret II, Countess of Flanders, Lugal-zage-si, Wamba, and Haitham bin Tariq. After him are Adad-nirari II, Wang Yi, Ferdinand II of Naples, Jahan Shah, Liutprand of Cremona, and Grigory Orlov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1168, Emperor Ningzong ranks 2. Before him is Kaloyan of Bulgaria. After him are Emperor Zhangzong of Jin, and Rudolf II, Count of Habsburg. Among people deceased in 1224, Emperor Ningzong ranks 1. After him are Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, Yusuf II, Almohad caliph, Xia Gui, Hōjō Yoshitoki, and Abd al-Wahid I.

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In China

Among people born in China, Emperor Ningzong ranks 275 out of 1,610. Before him are Xiao He (-257), Chen Duxiu (1879), Qi of Xia (-2200), Emperor Ping of Han (-9), Sima Guang (1019), and Ruzi Ying (5). After him are Wang Yi (1953), Emperor Houshao of Han (-196), Sima Shi (208), Ye Jianying (1897), Gong Li (1965), and Xun Yu (163).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Emperor Ningzong ranks 170. Before him are Xiao He (-257), Chen Duxiu (1879), Qi of Xia (-2200), Emperor Ping of Han (-9), Sima Guang (1019), and Ruzi Ying (5). After him are Wang Yi (1953), Emperor Houshao of Han (-196), Sima Shi (208), Ye Jianying (1897), Xun Yu (163), and Wu Zixu (-526).

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