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Emperor Zhongzong of Tang

656 - 710

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Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (26 November 656 – 3 July 710), personal name Li Xian, and at other times Li Zhe or Wu Xian, was the fourth and seventh emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, ruling briefly in 684 and again from 705 to 710. During the first period, he did not have actual power, which was in the hands of his mother, Empress Wu Zetian and he was overthrown on her orders after opposing his mother. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang has received more than 431,615 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Emperor Zhongzong of Tang is the 1,895th most popular politician (down from 1,797th in 2019), the 145th most popular biography from China (down from 135th in 2019) and the 96th most popular Chinese Politician.

Emperor Zhongzong of Tang is most famous for his role in the An Lushan Rebellion.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang ranks 1,895 out of 19,576. Before him are Gaykhatu, Tang of Shang, Cao Rui, Ismail II, Ioannis Kapodistrias, and Jeconiah. After him are Eric VI of Denmark, John V of Portugal, Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, Agathocles of Syracuse, Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, and Abdurrahman Wahid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 656, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 710, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang ranks 2. Before him is Saint Giles. After him are Wittiza, Rupert of Salzburg, Shangguan Wan'er, Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, and Adrian of Canterbury.

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In China

Among people born in China, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang ranks 145 out of 1,610. Before him are Yang Shangkun (1907), Emperor Jing of Han (-188), King Wen of Zhou (-1112), Emperor Hui of Han (-210), Tang of Shang (-1601), and Cao Rui (205). After him are Sun Ce (175), Zhengde Emperor (1491), Emperor Renzong of Song (1010), Faxian (340), Han Xin (-231), and Li Xiannian (1909).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang ranks 96. Before him are Yang Shangkun (1907), Emperor Jing of Han (-188), King Wen of Zhou (-1112), Emperor Hui of Han (-210), Tang of Shang (-1601), and Cao Rui (205). After him are Zhengde Emperor (1491), Emperor Renzong of Song (1010), Li Xiannian (1909), Emperor Ruizong of Tang (662), Emperor Wen of Han (-202), and Khorloogiin Choibalsan (1895).

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