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Emperor Taizu of Song

927 - 976

Emperor Taizu of Song

Emperor Taizu of Song (21 March 927 – 14 November 976), personal name Zhao Kuangyin, courtesy name Yuanlang, was the founder and first emperor of the Song dynasty of China. He reigned from 960 until his death in 976. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Taizu of Song has received more than 415,281 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Emperor Taizu of Song is the 1,428th most popular politician (up from 1,434th in 2019), the 101st most popular biography from China (up from 104th in 2019) and the 61st most popular Chinese Politician.

Emperor Taizu of Song is most famous for his military achievements. He was the first emperor of the Song Dynasty and he led the Song army to victory against the Liao Dynasty.

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420k
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74.64
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
4.82
Effective Languages (L*)
2.91
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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Taizu of Song ranks 1,428 out of 15,710. Before him are Halford Mackinder, Isaac I Komnenos, Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, Alec Douglas-Home, Halfdan the Black, and Louis, Prince of Condé. After him are Emperor Guangwu of Han, Sunjong of Korea, Millard Fillmore, Jingtai Emperor, Olybrius, and Kayqubad I.

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Isaac I Komnenos
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Alec Douglas-Home
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Louis, Prince of Condé
1530 - 1569
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Emperor Taizu of Song
927 - 976
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 1,428
Emperor Guangwu of Han
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HPI: 74.64
Rank: 1,429
Sunjong of Korea
1874 - 1926
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Millard Fillmore
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Olybrius
400 - 472
HPI: 74.62
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Kayqubad I
1188 - 1237
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 1,434

Contemporaries

Among people born in 927, Emperor Taizu of Song ranks 1. After him are Peter I of Bulgaria and Borrell II, Count of Barcelona. Among people deceased in 976, Emperor Taizu of Song ranks 2. Before him is John I Tzimiskes. After him are Al-Hakam II, Theophano, and Pietro IV Candiano.