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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 92,942 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Huo Guang is the 5,214th most popular politician (up from 5,847th in 2019), the 397th most popular biography from China (up from 442nd in 2019) and the 246th most popular Chinese Politician.

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  • 93k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Huo Guang ranks 5,214 out of 15,577Before him are M. Visvesvaraya, Ragnvald Knaphövde, Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado, Tardu, António Ramalho Eanes, and Ghiyas ud din Balban. After him are Ahmose-Meritamun, Ferenc Deák, Nobuyuki Abe, Mihrişah Sultan, Marek Edelman, and Anna Lindh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 150 BC, Huo Guang ranks 9Before him are Alexander Balas, Wei Zifu, Diodotus Tryphon, Quintus Lutatius Catulus, Aulus Gabinius, and Zeno of Sidon. After him are Wei Qing, Tigranes I, Antiochus XII Dionysus, Seleucus VI Epiphanes, Demetrius III Eucaerus, and Mithridates II of Parthia. Among people deceased in 68 BC, Huo Guang ranks 2Before him is Antiochus of Ascalon.

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In China

Among people born in China, Huo Guang ranks 397 out of 1,392Before him are Li Shizhen (1517), 9th Dalai Lama (1805), Emperor Shang of Han (105), Liu Bowen (1311), Seiji Ozawa (1935), and Zhu Yousong (1607). After him are Qiu Jin (1875), Zhao Mengfu (1254), Sima Xiangru (-179), Princess Wencheng (628), Du Mu (803), and Gegeen Khan (1302).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Huo Guang ranks 246Before him are Zhang Xianzhong (1606), Emperor Guangzong of Song (1147), Khutughtu Khan Kusala (1300), 9th Dalai Lama (1805), Emperor Shang of Han (105), and Zhu Yousong (1607). After him are Zhao Mengfu (1254), Princess Wencheng (628), Gegeen Khan (1302), Gengshi Emperor (null), Zhang Lu (101), and Wang Qishan (1948).