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Emperor Yang of Sui

569 - 617

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Emperor Yang of Sui (隋煬帝, 569 – 11 April 618), personal name Yang Guang (楊廣), alternative name Ying (英), Xianbei name Amo (阿摩), was the second emperor of the Sui dynasty of China. Emperor Yang's original name was Yang Ying, but he was renamed by his father Emperor Wen, after consulting with oracles, to Yang Guang. Yang Guang was made the Prince of Jin after Emperor Wen established the Sui dynasty in 581. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Yang of Sui has received more than 561,732 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Emperor Yang of Sui is the 1,488th most popular politician (up from 1,501st in 2019), the 102nd most popular biography from China (down from 101st in 2019) and the 66th most popular Chinese Politician.

Emperor Yang of Sui is most famous for his military conquests. Emperor Yang of Sui is most famous for his military conquests.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Yang of Sui ranks 1,488 out of 19,576. Before him are Marcus Furius Camillus, Manasseh of Judah, Javier Milei, Emperor Xian of Han, Halford Mackinder, and Vladimir II Monomakh. After him are Genrikh Yagoda, Huni, Petro Poroshenko, King Wu of Zhou, Gallienus, and Michael II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 569, Emperor Yang of Sui ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 617, Emperor Yang of Sui ranks 1. 

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In China

Among people born in China, Emperor Yang of Sui ranks 102 out of 1,610. Before him are Emperor Guangwu of Han (-5), Dorgon (1612), Zhang Heng (78), Ziying (-300), Jiajing Emperor (1507), and Emperor Xian of Han (181). After him are King Wu of Zhou (-1150), 13th Dalai Lama (1876), Yu the Great (-2123), Jingtai Emperor (1428), Yuan Shao (154), and Lin Biao (1907).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Emperor Yang of Sui ranks 66. Before him are Qin Er Shi (-229), Emperor Guangwu of Han (-5), Dorgon (1612), Ziying (-300), Jiajing Emperor (1507), and Emperor Xian of Han (181). After him are King Wu of Zhou (-1150), Yu the Great (-2123), Jingtai Emperor (1428), Yuan Shao (154), Lin Biao (1907), and Soong Mei-ling (1897).

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