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Empress Lü

241 BC - 180 BC

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Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Empress Lü is the 2,420th most popular politician (down from 1,637th in 2024), the 149th most popular biography from China (down from 117th in 2019) and the 92nd most popular Chinese Politician.

Empress Lü was most famous for being the first woman to rule China in her own right.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Empress Lü ranks 2,419 out of 19,576Before her are Theudebert I, Dangun, Emperor Itoku, Prajadhipok, Theodoric II, and Guntram. After her are Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Walther Rathenau, Sekhemkhet, Hugh, Count of Vermandois, Seleucus II Callinicus, and Charles Edward Stuart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 241 BC, Empress Lü ranks 2Before her is Antiochus III the Great.  Among people deceased in 180 BC, Empress Lü ranks 2Before her is Ptolemy V Epiphanes. After her are Aristophanes of Byzantium, Emperor Houshao of Han, Diocles, Demetrius I of Bactria, Brihadratha Maurya, and Lucius Valerius Flaccus.

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In China

Among people born in China, Empress Lü ranks 149 out of NaNBefore her are Emperor Guangwu of Han (-5), Wu Sangui (1612), Emperor Ruizong of Tang (662), Edmond H. Fischer (1920), Bai Qi (-250), and Zhengde Emperor (1491). After her are Emperor Huizong of Song (1082), Huineng (638), Jiang Ziya (-1090), Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (656), Chenghua Emperor (1447), and Liu Xiaobo (1955).

Among Politicians In China

Among politicians born in China, Empress Lü ranks 92Before her are Hong Xiuquan (1814), 1st Dalai Lama (1391), Ziying (-300), Emperor Guangwu of Han (-5), Emperor Ruizong of Tang (662), and Zhengde Emperor (1491). After her are Emperor Huizong of Song (1082), Jiang Ziya (-1090), Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (656), Chenghua Emperor (1447), Zhu De (1886), and Hongzhi Emperor (1470).

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