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Emperor Xuanzong of Tang

685 - 762

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Emperor Xuanzong of Tang ([ɕwàn.tsʊ́ŋ]; 8 September 685 – 3 May 762), personal name Li Longji, was an emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, reigning from 712 to 756. His reign of 44 years was the longest during the Tang dynasty. Through two palace coups, he seized the throne and inherited an empire still in its golden age. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang has received more than 1,088,637 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Emperor Xuanzong of Tang is the 1,149th most popular politician (down from 1,050th in 2019), the 73rd most popular biography from China (down from 68th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Chinese Politician.

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang is most famous for being the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and for his love of Daoism.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang ranks 1,149 out of 19,576. Before him are Aristides, James II of England, Dolores Ibárruri, Mindaugas, Theophilos, and Baldur von Schirach. After him are Getúlio Vargas, Möngke Khan, Xianfeng Emperor, Tvrtko I of Bosnia, Muawiya II, and Anna Jagiellon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 685, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang ranks 1. After him are Pelagius of Asturias, Kul Tigin, Chlothar IV, Shantideva, Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik, and Theodbert of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 762, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang ranks 2. Before him is Li Bai. After him are Padmasambhava, Emperor Suzong of Tang, Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, and Vineh of Bulgaria.

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In China

Among people born in China, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang ranks 73 out of 1,610. Before him are Chongzhen Emperor (1611), Emperor Yao (-2324), Xun Kuang (-313), 5th Dalai Lama (1617), Tu Youyou (1930), and Emperor Taizu of Song (927). After him are Xianfeng Emperor (1831), Hua Guofeng (1921), Fuxi (-2900), Jiaqing Emperor (1760), Wanli Emperor (1563), and Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang ranks 43. Before him are Jiang Qing (1914), Liu Shaoqi (1898), Chongzhen Emperor (1611), Emperor Yao (-2324), 5th Dalai Lama (1617), and Emperor Taizu of Song (927). After him are Xianfeng Emperor (1831), Hua Guofeng (1921), Fuxi (-2900), Jiaqing Emperor (1760), Wanli Emperor (1563), and Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628).

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