POLITICIAN
Empress Dowager Cixi
1835 - 1908
Empress Dowager Cixi
Empress Dowager Cixi (Mandarin pronunciation: [tsʰɹ̩̌.ɕì]; 29 November 1835 – 15 November 1908) was a Manchu noblewoman of the Yehe Nara clan who effectively but periodically controlled the Chinese government in the late Qing dynasty as empress dowager and regent for almost 50 years, from 1861 until her death in 1908. Selected as a concubine of the Xianfeng Emperor in her adolescence, she gave birth to a son, Zaichun, in 1856. After the Xianfeng Emperor's death in 1861, his five-year-old son became the Tongzhi Emperor, and Cixi assumed the role of co-empress dowager alongside Xianfeng's widow, Empress Dowager Ci'an. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Empress Dowager Cixi has received more than 4,343,175 page views. Her biography is available in 88 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 87 in 2019). Empress Dowager Cixi is the 238th most popular politician (up from 256th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from China (up from 16th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Chinese Politician.
Empress Dowager Cixi is most famous for her role in the Boxer Rebellion.
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4.3M
Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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8.69
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Empress Dowager Cixi ranks 238 out of 19,576. Before her are Alexander III of Russia, Theodore Roosevelt, Matthias Corvinus, Thutmose III, Caracalla, and Catherine I of Russia. After her are Şehzade Mustafa, Suleiman II, Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, Leonidas I, Muhammad Ali of Egypt, and Domitian.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlexander III of Russia
1845 - 1894
HPI: 77.20
Rank: 232
Theodore Roosevelt
1858 - 1919
HPI: 77.18
Rank: 233
Matthias Corvinus
1443 - 1490
HPI: 77.18
Rank: 234
Thutmose III
1481 BC - 1425 BC
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 235
Caracalla
188 - 217
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 236
Catherine I of Russia
1684 - 1727
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 237
Empress Dowager Cixi
1835 - 1908
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 238
Şehzade Mustafa
1515 - 1553
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 239
Suleiman II
1642 - 1691
HPI: 77.06
Rank: 240
Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha
1493 - 1536
HPI: 77.06
Rank: 241
Leonidas I
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 77.05
Rank: 242
Muhammad Ali of Egypt
1769 - 1849
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 243
Domitian
51 - 96
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 244
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1835, Empress Dowager Cixi ranks 3. Before her are Mark Twain, and Leopold II of Belgium. After her are Pope Pius X, Camille Saint-Saëns, Cesare Lombroso, Adolf von Baeyer, Andrew Carnegie, César Cui, Samuel Butler, Giovanni Schiaparelli, and Henryk Wieniawski. Among people deceased in 1908, Empress Dowager Cixi ranks 2. Before her is Henri Becquerel. After her are Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Guangxu Emperor, Grover Cleveland, Edmondo De Amicis, Randal Cremer, Carlos I of Portugal, Pablo de Sarasate, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Demetrius Vikelas, and Joseph Maria Olbrich.
Others Born in 1835
Go to all RankingsMark Twain
WRITER
1835 - 1910
HPI: 80.08
Rank: 1
Leopold II of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1909
HPI: 77.41
Rank: 2
Empress Dowager Cixi
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1908
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 3
Pope Pius X
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1914
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 4
Camille Saint-Saëns
COMPOSER
1835 - 1921
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 5
Cesare Lombroso
PHYSICIAN
1835 - 1909
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 6
Adolf von Baeyer
CHEMIST
1835 - 1917
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 7
Andrew Carnegie
BUSINESSPERSON
1835 - 1919
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 8
César Cui
COMPOSER
1835 - 1918
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 9
Samuel Butler
WRITER
1835 - 1902
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 10
Giovanni Schiaparelli
ASTRONOMER
1835 - 1910
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 11
Henryk Wieniawski
MUSICIAN
1835 - 1880
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1908
Go to all RankingsHenri Becquerel
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1908
HPI: 79.12
Rank: 1
Empress Dowager Cixi
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1908
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 2
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
COMPOSER
1844 - 1908
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 3
Guangxu Emperor
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1908
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 4
Grover Cleveland
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1908
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 5
Edmondo De Amicis
WRITER
1846 - 1908
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 6
Randal Cremer
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1908
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 7
Carlos I of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1908
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 8
Pablo de Sarasate
MUSICIAN
1844 - 1908
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 9
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1908
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 10
Demetrius Vikelas
WRITER
1835 - 1908
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 11
Joseph Maria Olbrich
ARCHITECT
1867 - 1908
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 12
In China
Among people born in China, Empress Dowager Cixi ranks 15 out of 1,610. Before her are Deng Xiaoping (1904), Li Bai (701), Sima Qian (-145), 14th Dalai Lama (1935), Xi Jinping (1953), and Kublai Khan (1215). After her are Du Fu (712), Chiang Kai-shek (1887), Wu Zetian (624), Cao Cao (155), Hu Jintao (1942), and Xuanzang (602).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsDeng Xiaoping
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1997
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 9
Li Bai
WRITER
701 - 762
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 10
Sima Qian
HISTORIAN
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 78.53
Rank: 11
14th Dalai Lama
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 12
Xi Jinping
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 77.71
Rank: 13
Kublai Khan
POLITICIAN
1215 - 1294
HPI: 77.71
Rank: 14
Empress Dowager Cixi
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1908
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 15
Du Fu
WRITER
712 - 770
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 16
Chiang Kai-shek
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1975
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 17
Wu Zetian
POLITICIAN
624 - 705
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 18
Cao Cao
MILITARY PERSONNEL
155 - 220
HPI: 76.36
Rank: 19
Hu Jintao
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 20
Xuanzang
EXPLORER
602 - 664
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 21
Among POLITICIANS In China
Among politicians born in China, Empress Dowager Cixi ranks 8. Before her are Huang Xianfan (1899), Qin Shi Huang (-258), Sun Yat-sen (1866), Deng Xiaoping (1904), Xi Jinping (1953), and Kublai Khan (1215). After her are Wu Zetian (624), Hu Jintao (1942), Qianlong Emperor (1711), Liu Bei (161), Kangxi Emperor (1654), and Jiang Zemin (1926).
Huang Xianfan
1899 - 1982
HPI: 85.39
Rank: 2
Qin Shi Huang
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 84.58
Rank: 3
Sun Yat-sen
1866 - 1925
HPI: 79.43
Rank: 4
Deng Xiaoping
1904 - 1997
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 5
Xi Jinping
1953 - Present
HPI: 77.71
Rank: 6
Kublai Khan
1215 - 1294
HPI: 77.71
Rank: 7
Empress Dowager Cixi
1835 - 1908
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 8
Wu Zetian
624 - 705
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 9
Hu Jintao
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 10
Qianlong Emperor
1711 - 1799
HPI: 75.55
Rank: 11
Liu Bei
161 - 223
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 12
Kangxi Emperor
1654 - 1722
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 13
Jiang Zemin
1926 - 2022
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 14