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Emperor Xian of Han

181 - 234

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Emperor Xian of Han (2 April 181 – 21 April 234), personal name Liu Xie (劉協), courtesy name Bohe, was the 14th and last emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty in China. He reigned from 28 September 189 until 11 December 220. Liu Xie was a son of Liu Hong (Emperor Ling) and was a younger half-brother of his predecessor, Liu Bian (Emperor Shao). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Xian of Han has received more than 793,639 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Emperor Xian of Han is the 1,485th most popular politician (down from 1,330th in 2019), the 101st most popular biography from China (down from 88th in 2019) and the 65th most popular Chinese Politician.

Emperor Xian of Han is most famous for being the last emperor of the Han Dynasty. He was not a very good emperor and he was overthrown by Wang Mang, who declared himself as the first emperor of the Xin Dynasty.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Xian of Han ranks 1,485 out of 19,576Before him are Avitus, Asparuh of Bulgaria, Michelle Bachelet, Marcus Furius Camillus, Manasseh of Judah, and Javier Milei. After him are Halford Mackinder, Vladimir II Monomakh, Emperor Yang of Sui, Genrikh Yagoda, Huni, and Petro Poroshenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 181, Emperor Xian of Han ranks 2Before him is Zhuge Liang.  Among people deceased in 234, Emperor Xian of Han ranks 2Before him is Zhuge Liang. After him are Wei Yan, and Gusu of Baekje.

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In China

Among people born in China, Emperor Xian of Han ranks 101 out of 1,610Before him are Qin Er Shi (-229), Emperor Guangwu of Han (-5), Dorgon (1612), Zhang Heng (78), Ziying (-300), and Jiajing Emperor (1507). After him are Emperor Yang of Sui (569), King Wu of Zhou (-1150), 13th Dalai Lama (1876), Yu the Great (-2123), Jingtai Emperor (1428), and Yuan Shao (154).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Emperor Xian of Han ranks 65Before him are Yang Guifei (719), Qin Er Shi (-229), Emperor Guangwu of Han (-5), Dorgon (1612), Ziying (-300), and Jiajing Emperor (1507). After him are Emperor Yang of Sui (569), King Wu of Zhou (-1150), Yu the Great (-2123), Jingtai Emperor (1428), Yuan Shao (154), and Lin Biao (1907).