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Hongwu Emperor

1328 - 1398

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The Hongwu Emperor (21 October 1328 – 24 June 1398), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Ming, personal name Zhu Yuanzhang, courtesy name Guorui, was the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1368 to 1398. In the mid-14th century, China was plagued by epidemics, famines, and peasant uprisings during the rule of the Mongol Yuan dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang, who lost his parents during this tumultuous time, was forced to survive by begging as an itinerant monk. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hongwu Emperor has received more than 1,930,669 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Hongwu Emperor is the 479th most popular politician (down from 446th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from China (down from 35th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Chinese Politician.

The Hongwu Emperor is most famous for establishing the Ming Dynasty. He was the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty and he ruled from 1368 to 1398.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hongwu Emperor ranks 479 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis the German, Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Sukarno, Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, George I of Great Britain, and Maximian. After him are Idi Amin, Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, Licinius, John Hunyadi, Letizia Ramolino, and Neville Chamberlain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1328, Hongwu Emperor ranks 1. After him are Antipope Benedict XIII, Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg, Peter I of Cyprus, Joan of Kent, Emperor Go-Murakami, Blanche of France, Duchess of Orléans, Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Aragon, Nikephoros II Orsini, and Leopold II, Duke of Austria. Among people deceased in 1398, Hongwu Emperor ranks 1. After him are Blanche of Navarre, Queen of France, Jeong Dojeon, Rupert II, Elector Palatine, Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg, Emperor Sukō, Kadi Burhan al-Din, Matthew, Count of Foix, James I of Cyprus, Demetrios Kydones, and Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March.

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In China

Among people born in China, Hongwu Emperor ranks 36 out of 1,610. Before him are Lü Bu (161), Zhuang Zhou (-369), Jiang Zemin (1926), Puyi (1906), Emperor Taizong of Tang (598), and Yongle Emperor (1360). After him are Nurhaci (1559), Zhu Xi (1130), Zhou Enlai (1898), Mahmud al-Kashgari (1029), Lu Xun (1881), and Emperor Wu of Han (-156).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Hongwu Emperor ranks 18. Before him are Liu Bei (161), Kangxi Emperor (1654), Jiang Zemin (1926), Puyi (1906), Emperor Taizong of Tang (598), and Yongle Emperor (1360). After him are Nurhaci (1559), Zhou Enlai (1898), Emperor Wu of Han (-156), Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256), Hong Taiji (1592), and Yongzheng Emperor (1678).

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