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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 420,936 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Emperor Wen of Han is the 1,962nd most popular politician (down from 1,642nd in 2019), the 154th most popular biography from China (down from 118th in 2019) and the 101st 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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    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Wen of Han ranks 1,962 out of 19,576. Before him are Claudia Octavia, Francisco Solano López, Gülnuş Sultan, Jean Jaurès, Anne Neville, and Unas. After him are Quintus Sertorius, Jarosław Kaczyński, Gaston, Duke of Orléans, Hun Sen, Risto Ryti, and Boris Johnson.

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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 154 out of 1,610. Before him are Emperor Renzong of Song (1010), Faxian (340), Han Xin (-231), Li Xiannian (1909), Huo Yuanjia (1868), and Emperor Ruizong of Tang (662). After him are Khorloogiin Choibalsan (1895), Huineng (638), Shen Kuo (1031), Yang Chen-Ning (1922), Liu Shan (207), and Su Shi (1037).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Emperor Wen of Han ranks 101. Before him are Cao Rui (205), Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (656), Zhengde Emperor (1491), Emperor Renzong of Song (1010), Li Xiannian (1909), and Emperor Ruizong of Tang (662). After him are Khorloogiin Choibalsan (1895), Liu Shan (207), Tianqi Emperor (1605), Emperor Taizong of Song (939), Zhu De (1886), and Taichang Emperor (1582).

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