POLITICIAN

Emperor Ruizong of Tang

662 - 716

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Emperor Ruizong of Tang (22 June 662 – 13 July 716), personal name Li Dan, also known at times during his life as Li Xulun, Li Lun, Wu Lun, and Wu Dan, was the fifth and ninth emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty. He was the eighth son of Emperor Gaozong and the fourth son of Emperor Gaozong's second wife Empress Wu. He was wholly a figurehead during his first reign when he was controlled by his mother, and he was the titular and puppet ruler of the Tang Empire from 684 to 690. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Ruizong of Tang has received more than 357,634 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Emperor Ruizong of Tang is the 1,944th most popular politician (down from 1,798th in 2019), the 154th most popular biography from China (down from 136th in 2019) and the 100th most popular Chinese Politician.

Emperor Ruizong of Tang is most famous for his reign as emperor of China, which lasted from 710 to 712. He was the son of Emperor Zhongzong and Empress Wei and was a grandson of Emperor Taizong.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Ruizong of Tang ranks 1,944 out of 19,576. Before him are Injong of Joseon, Ephialtes of Trachis, Maria Sophie of Bavaria, Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and Francis, Duke of Anjou. After him are Tekuder, Mahmoud al-Zahar, Michael D. Higgins, Nicolas Fouquet, Lapu-Lapu, and Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 662, Emperor Ruizong of Tang ranks 1. After him are Odile of Alsace, Raginpert, and Kakinomoto no Hitomaro. Among people deceased in 716, Emperor Ruizong of Tang ranks 1. After him are Musa ibn Nusayr, Achila II, Qapaghan Qaghan, Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa, Irmina of Oeren, Æthelred of Mercia, Theodo of Bavaria, Ceolred of Mercia, Osred I of Northumbria, and Coenred of Mercia.

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In China

Among people born in China, Emperor Ruizong of Tang ranks 154 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhengde Emperor (1491), Emperor Renzong of Song (1010), Faxian (340), Han Xin (-231), Li Xiannian (1909), and Huo Yuanjia (1868). After him are Emperor Wen of Han (-202), Khorloogiin Choibalsan (1895), Huineng (638), Shen Kuo (1031), Yang Chen-Ning (1922), and Liu Shan (207).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Emperor Ruizong of Tang ranks 100. Before him are Tang of Shang (-1601), Cao Rui (205), Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (656), Zhengde Emperor (1491), Emperor Renzong of Song (1010), and Li Xiannian (1909). After him are Emperor Wen of Han (-202), Khorloogiin Choibalsan (1895), Liu Shan (207), Tianqi Emperor (1605), Emperor Taizong of Song (939), and Zhu De (1886).

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