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Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei

510 - 528

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Emperor Xiaoming of (Northern) Wei ((北)魏孝明帝) (510 – March 31, 528), personal name Yuan Xu (元詡), was an emperor of the Xianbei-led Chinese Northern Wei dynasty. He ascended the throne in 515 at the age of five, and governmental matters were dominated by his mother Empress Dowager Hu (with an intervening regency by the official Yuan Cha from 520 to 525). In 528, Emperor Xiaoming tried to curb his mother's powers and kill her lover Zheng Yan (鄭儼) by conspiring with the general Erzhu Rong. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei has received more than 53,142 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei is the 9,803rd most popular politician, the 684th most popular biography from China and the 371st most popular Chinese Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei ranks 9,803 out of 19,576. Before him are Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Conrad I, Duke of Carinthia, Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Louis Beel, Beketaten, and Eloy Alfaro. After him are Iset, Guillaume de Chartres, Viola of Teschen, Halil Kut, Novruz Mammadov, and Tiberius Julius Alexander.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 510, Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei ranks 4. Before him are Hind bint Utbah, Reccared I, and Augustine of Canterbury. After him is Dorotheus of Gaza. Among people deceased in 528, Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei ranks 1. After him is Procopius of Gaza.

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In China

Among people born in China, Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei ranks 684 out of 1,610. Before him are Yijing (635), Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa (1924), Lee Hoi-chuen (1901), Wu Zhen (1280), Yi-Fu Tuan (1930), and Tan Sitong (1865). After him are Rabban Bar Sauma (1220), Zeng Qinghong (1939), Hai Rui (1514), Lau Kar-leung (1934), Zhang Guotao (1897), and Xin Qiji (1140).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei ranks 371. Before him are Zhang Zhidong (1837), Ho Feng-Shan (1901), Salchak Toka (1901), Liu Zhiyuan (895), Cai E (1882), and Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa (1924). After him are Zeng Qinghong (1939), Hai Rui (1514), Xin Qiji (1140), Qu Qiubai (1899), Lien Chan (1936), and Nie Rongzhen (1899).

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