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Emperor Wu of Liang

464 - 549

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Emperor Wu of Liang (Chinese: 梁武帝) (464 – 12 June 549), personal name Xiao Yan (蕭衍), courtesy name Shuda (叔達), childhood name Lian'er (練兒), was the founding emperor of the Chinese Liang dynasty, during the Northern and Southern dynasties period. His reign, until its end, was one of the most stable and prosperous among the Southern dynasties. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Wu of Liang has received more than 201,993 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Emperor Wu of Liang is the 4,073rd most popular politician (down from 3,761st in 2019).

Emperor Wu of Liang was most famous for his military conquests. He conquered the Northern Zhou and Northern Qi dynasties, and he was the first to unite all of China after the fall of the Sui Dynasty.

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.39

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  • 2.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Wu of Liang ranks 4,073 out of 19,576. Before him are Guy, Count of Flanders, Moša Pijade, Fouad Siniora, Istämi, Duke Huan of Qi, and Cordell Hull. After him are Ferdinand Čatloš, Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Artabanus IV of Parthia, Eleanor de' Medici, Parysatis, and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 464, Emperor Wu of Liang ranks 1. After him is Hashim ibn Abd Manaf. Among people deceased in 549, Emperor Wu of Liang ranks 1. After him are Theudigisel, and Finnian of Clonard.

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