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Emperor Yao

2324 BC - 2206 BC

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Emperor Yao (simplified Chinese: 尧; traditional Chinese: 堯; pinyin: Yáo; Wade–Giles: Yao2; traditionally c. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Yao has received more than 385,177 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Emperor Yao is the 1,058th most popular politician (down from 951st in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from China (down from 58th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Chinese Politician.

Emperor Yao is most famous for being the first emperor of China. He was also a very wise and just ruler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Emperor Yaos by language

Over the past year Emperor Yao has had the most page views in the with 58,364 views, followed by English (57,981), and Japanese (36,231). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Cantonese (279.17%), Slovenian (53.66%), and Serbo-Croatian (48.22%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Yao ranks 1,058 out of 19,576. Before him are Muhammad XII of Granada, Decebalus, Benjamin Disraeli, Louis IV of France, Trygve Lie, and Chongzhen Emperor. After him are Alfonso VI of León and Castile, As-Saffah, Klement Gottwald, Volodymyr Zelensky, Olaf II of Norway, and Maurice.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2324 BC, Emperor Yao ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 2206 BC, Emperor Yao ranks 1. 

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    Emperor Yao

    POLITICIAN

    2324 BC - 2206 BC

    HPI: 69.55

    Rank: 1

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    Emperor Yao

    POLITICIAN

    2324 BC - 2206 BC

    HPI: 69.55

    Rank: 1

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In China

Among people born in China, Emperor Yao ranks 68 out of 1,610. Before him are Guangxu Emperor (1871), Shang Yang (-390), Zhang Fei (167), Jiang Qing (1914), Liu Shaoqi (1898), and Chongzhen Emperor (1611). After him are Xun Kuang (-313), 5th Dalai Lama (1617), Tu Youyou (1930), Emperor Taizu of Song (927), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685), and Xianfeng Emperor (1831).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Emperor Yao ranks 40. Before him are Xuande Emperor (1399), Guangxu Emperor (1871), Shang Yang (-390), Jiang Qing (1914), Liu Shaoqi (1898), and Chongzhen Emperor (1611). After him are 5th Dalai Lama (1617), Emperor Taizu of Song (927), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685), Xianfeng Emperor (1831), Hua Guofeng (1921), and Fuxi (-2900).

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