POLITICIAN

Huang Chao

801 - 884

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Emperor Huang Chao (835 – July 13, 884) was a wealthy Han Chinese salt trader, soldier, rebel and is most well known for being the first and only Emperor of his own country of the Kingdom of Qi (齊國) that fought against the Tang dynasty military and severely weakened and almost defeated the Tang dynasty had Emperor Huang Chao not been betrayed and assassinated by one of his own trusted nephews who had been bribed with money and positions of power by the Tang Dynasty government. Emperor Huang had worked many years as a salt trader before joining Wang Xianzhi's rebellion against the Tang Dynasty in the mid-870s. After splitting with Wang, his army turned south and conquered Guangzhou. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Huang Chao has received more than 259,503 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Huang Chao is the 4,344th most popular politician (down from 4,282nd in 2019), the 331st most popular biography from China (down from 323rd in 2019) and the 207th most popular Chinese Politician.

Huang Chao was a military leader who overthrew the Tang Dynasty in the year 907.

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Huang Chao ranks 4,344 out of 19,576. Before him are Harpalus, Stephanus of Byzantium, Harthacnut I of Denmark, Olave Baden-Powell, Muhammad al-Nasir, and Yaqub Beg. After him are Vsevolod the Big Nest, Harald III of Denmark, Vahagn Khachaturyan, Micipsa, Emperor An of Han, and Zhu Wen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 801, Huang Chao ranks 4. Before him are Al-Kindi, Ansgar, and Ya'qubi. After him are Malcolm I of Scotland, Constantine II of Scotland, Leo Phokas the Elder, Grímur Kamban, Enravota, Theodora, Zoe Zaoutzaina, and Eudokia Dekapolitissa. Among people deceased in 884, Huang Chao ranks 4. Before him are Pope Marinus I, Carloman II, and Ahmad ibn Tulun.

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In China

Among people born in China, Huang Chao ranks 331 out of 1,610. Before him are Li Dazhao (1889), Lao She (1899), Ching Shih (1775), Princess Wencheng (628), Emperor Ai of Han (-27), and Huiyuan (334). After him are Emperor An of Han (94), Zhu Wen (852), Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837), Meng Haoran (690), Yelü Chucai (1189), and Wei Zhongxian (1568).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Huang Chao ranks 207. Before him are 12th Dalai Lama (1857), Li Zongren (1890), Emperor He of Han (79), Li Dazhao (1889), Princess Wencheng (628), and Emperor Ai of Han (-27). After him are Emperor An of Han (94), Zhu Wen (852), Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837), Yelü Chucai (1189), Wei Zhongxian (1568), and Duan Qirui (1865).

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