POLITICIAN

Hong Taiji

1592 - 1643

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Hong Taiji (28 November 1592 – 21 September 1643), also rendered as Huang Taiji and sometimes referred to as Abahai in Western literature, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizong of Qing, was the second khan of the Later Jin dynasty and the founding emperor of the Qing dynasty. He was responsible for consolidating the empire that his father Nurhaci had founded and laid the groundwork for the conquest of the Ming dynasty, although he died before this was accomplished. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hong Taiji has received more than 1,165,233 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Hong Taiji is the 609th most popular politician (up from 675th in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from China and the 23rd most popular Chinese Politician.

Hong Taiji is most famous for conquering the Ming Dynasty and establishing the Qing Dynasty.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hong Taiji ranks 609 out of 19,576. Before him are Oleg of Novgorod, Constantius Chlorus, Alija Izetbegović, Tolui, Epaminondas, and Geronimo. After him are Sweyn Forkbeard, Shinzō Abe, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, Manuel I of Portugal, Władysław IV Vasa, and Christian X of Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1592, Hong Taiji ranks 3. Before him are John Amos Comenius, and Shah Jahan. After him are Pierre Gassendi, Wilhelm Schickard, Gerard van Honthorst, Jacques Callot, George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, Gustav Horn, Count of Pori, Catalina de Erauso, Peter Snayers, and Saib Tabrizi. Among people deceased in 1643, Hong Taiji ranks 3. Before him are Louis XIII of France, and Claudio Monteverdi. After him are Girolamo Frescobaldi, Sophia Brahe, Paul Guldin, François Duquesnoy, Hendrik Brouwer, Giovanni Baglione, Benedetto Castelli, Jean du Vergier de Hauranne, and Herman Wrangel.

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In China

Among people born in China, Hong Taiji ranks 45 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhou Enlai (1898), Mahmud al-Kashgari (1029), Lu Xun (1881), Emperor Wu of Han (-156), Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256), and Toshiro Mifune (1920). After him are Yongzheng Emperor (1678), Yuan Shikai (1859), Mozi (-470), Shunzhi Emperor (1638), Wang Mang (-45), and Sun Quan (182).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Hong Taiji ranks 23. Before him are Yongle Emperor (1360), Hongwu Emperor (1328), Nurhaci (1559), Zhou Enlai (1898), Emperor Wu of Han (-156), and Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256). After him are Yongzheng Emperor (1678), Yuan Shikai (1859), Shunzhi Emperor (1638), Wang Mang (-45), Sun Quan (182), and Cao Pi (187).

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