POLITICIAN

Huo Guang

150 BC - 68 BC

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Huo Guang (Chinese: 霍光; died 21 April 68 BC), courtesy name Zimeng (子孟), was a Chinese military general and politician who served as the dominant state official of the Western Han dynasty from 87 BCE until his death in April 68 BCE. The younger half-brother of the renowned general Huo Qubing, Huo was a palace aide to Emperor Wu and secured power in his own right at the emperor's death, when he became principal co-regent for Emperor Zhao. Huo outmaneuvered his colleagues in the regency and assumed personal control over state affairs, consolidating his power by installing family members and other loyalists in key offices. Following Emperor Zhao's death in June 74 BCE, Huo engineered the succession and deposition of Liu He within a mere 27 days. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Huo Guang has received more than 103,755 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Huo Guang is the 5,694th most popular politician (down from 5,202nd in 2019), the 437th most popular biography from China (down from 396th in 2019) and the 258th most popular Chinese Politician.

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  • 23

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  • 3.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Huo Guang ranks 5,694 out of 19,576. Before him are Theodore II Laskaris, Juanita Castro, Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud, Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken, Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, and Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes. After him are Sher Ali Khan, Jonas Gahr Støre, Antiochus I Theos of Commagene, Angelica Balabanoff, Nicolas Catinat, and Alexander V of Macedon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 150 BC, Huo Guang ranks 12. Before him are Wei Zifu, Seleucus VI Epiphanes, Aulus Gabinius, Tigranes I, Zeno of Sidon, and Quintus Lutatius Catulus. After him are Wei Qing, Demetrius III Eucaerus, Mithridates II of Parthia, Artemidorus Ephesius, Li Ling, and Yizhixie. Among people deceased in 68 BC, Huo Guang ranks 2. Before him is Antiochus of Ascalon. After him is Lucius Caecilius Metellus.

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In China

Among people born in China, Huo Guang ranks 437 out of 1,610. Before him are Lu You (1125), Helü of Wu (-550), Yan Xishan (1883), Dazu Huike (487), Soong Ai-ling (1888), and Yuen Biao (1957). After him are Chen Sheng (-250), Liu Bowen (1311), Wang Zhengjun (-71), Feng Yuxiang (1882), Li Jue (200), and Ma Liang (187).

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    Lu You

    WRITER

    1125 - 1210

    HPI: 64.46

    Rank: 431

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    Helü of Wu

    POLITICIAN

    550 BC - 496 BC

    HPI: 64.46

    Rank: 432

  • Photo of Yan Xishan

    Yan Xishan

    POLITICIAN

    1883 - 1960

    HPI: 64.45

    Rank: 433

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    Dazu Huike

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    487 - 593

    HPI: 64.40

    Rank: 434

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    Soong Ai-ling

    POLITICIAN

    1888 - 1973

    HPI: 64.40

    Rank: 435

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    Yuen Biao

    ACTOR

    1957 - Present

    HPI: 64.36

    Rank: 436

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    Huo Guang

    POLITICIAN

    150 BC - 68 BC

    HPI: 64.33

    Rank: 437

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    Chen Sheng

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    250 BC - 208 BC

    HPI: 64.32

    Rank: 438

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    Liu Bowen

    PHILOSOPHER

    1311 - 1375

    HPI: 64.30

    Rank: 439

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    Wang Zhengjun

    POLITICIAN

    71 BC - 13

    HPI: 64.30

    Rank: 440

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    Feng Yuxiang

    POLITICIAN

    1882 - 1948

    HPI: 64.28

    Rank: 441

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    Li Jue

    POLITICIAN

    200 - Present

    HPI: 64.28

    Rank: 442

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    Ma Liang

    POLITICIAN

    187 - 222

    HPI: 64.27

    Rank: 443

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Huo Guang ranks 258. Before him are Liu Xiang (-77), Emperor Wen of Liu Song (407), Wei Zheng (580), Helü of Wu (-550), Yan Xishan (1883), and Soong Ai-ling (1888). After him are Wang Zhengjun (-71), Feng Yuxiang (1882), Li Jue (200), Ma Liang (187), Yang Kaihui (1901), and Zhuge Dan (200).

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