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Emperor Wen of Han

202 BC - 157 BC

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Emperor Wen of Han (Chinese: 漢文帝; 203/02 – 6 July 157 BC), personal name Liu Heng (劉恆), was the fifth emperor of the Han dynasty from 180 until his death in 157 BC. The son of Emperor Gao and Consort Bo, his reign provided a much needed stability within the ruling Liu clan after the unstable and violent regency of Empress Lü, who went after numerous members of the clan. The prosperous reigns of Emperor Wen and his son Emperor Jing are highly regarded by historians, being referred to as the Rule of Wen and Jing. When Emperor Gaozu suppressed the rebellion of Dai (代), he made Liu Heng Prince of Dai. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Wen of Han has received more than 388,675 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Emperor Wen of Han is the 1,647th most popular politician (up from 1,728th in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from China (up from 128th in 2019) and the 78th most popular Chinese Politician.

Emperor Wen of Han is most famous for his policy of Confucianism. He was the first emperor to declare himself a Confucian and he encouraged the study of Confucian texts.

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  • 66.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Wen of Han ranks 1,647 out of 15,577. Before him are Rodion Malinovsky, Bleda, Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans, Charles II of Naples, Kitbuqa, and Emperor Jing of Han. After him are Kilij Arslan I, Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik, Cemal Gürsel, Publius Cornelius Scipio, Otto of Bavaria, and Danjong of Joseon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 202 BC, Emperor Wen of Han ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 157 BC, Emperor Wen of Han ranks 1. After him is Emperor Kōgen.

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In China

Among people born in China, Emperor Wen of Han ranks 119 out of 1,392. Before him are Empress Lü (-241), Soong Mei-ling (1897), Yue Fei (1142), King Wu of Zhou (-1150), Shen Kuo (1031), and Emperor Jing of Han (-188). After him are I. M. Pei (1917), Emperor Guangwu of Han (-5), Li Xiannian (1909), Zhang Qian (-200), Sun Jian (155), and Zhou Yu (175).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Emperor Wen of Han ranks 78. Before him are Zhao Ziyang (1919), Yuan Shao (154), Empress Lü (-241), Soong Mei-ling (1897), King Wu of Zhou (-1150), and Emperor Jing of Han (-188). After him are Emperor Guangwu of Han (-5), Li Xiannian (1909), Temür Khan (1265), Emperor Huizong of Song (1082), Hu Yaobang (1915), and Bao Zheng (999).

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