464 - 549
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 186,877 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Emperor Wu of Liang is the 3,771st most popular politician (down from 3,751st 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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Among politicians, Emperor Wu of Liang ranks 3,771 out of 15,577. Before him are Yitzhak Navon, Walter Sans Avoir, Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba, Francesco Foscari, Dion of Syracuse, and Emperor Zhang of Han. After him are Katsura Tarō, Fikret Abdić, Al-Adid, Pentawer, Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg, and Martin Schulz.
1921 - 2015
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 3,765
1050 - 1096
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 3,766
1583 - 1663
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 3,767
1373 - 1457
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 3,768
409 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 3,769
57 - 88
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 3,770
464 - 549
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 3,771
1848 - 1913
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 3,772
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 3,773
1149 - 1171
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 3,774
1173 BC - 1155 BC
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 3,775
1711 - 1794
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 3,776
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 3,777
Among people born in 464, Emperor Wu of Liang ranks 2. Before 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.
464 - 549
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 1
500 - 549
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 2
470 - 549
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 3