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Jia Yi

200 BC - 168 BC

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Jia Yi (Wade–Giles: Chia I; c. 200 – 169 BCE) was a Chinese essayist, poet and politician of the Western Han dynasty, best known as one of the earliest known writers of fu rhapsody and for his essay "Disquisition Finding Fault with Qin" (Guò Qín Lùn 過秦論), which criticises the Qin dynasty and describes Jia's opinions on the reasons for its collapse. In particular, he is famous for his two fu, On the Owl (鵩鳥賦) and his Lament for Qu Yuan (吊屈原賦). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jia Yi has received more than 78,911 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Jia Yi is the 8,843rd most popular politician (down from 8,721st in 2019), the 603rd most popular biography from China (down from 583rd in 2019) and the 345th most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jia Yi ranks 8,843 out of 15,577Before her are Lucius Cornelius Balbus, Ahmed Aboutaleb, Quietus, Gaius Octavius Tidius Tossianus Lucius Javolenus Priscus, Ariadne, and Atsuko Ikeda. After her are Haakon Magnusson of Norway, John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, Yusuf Akçura, Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria, Alejandro Giammattei, and Pepin, Count of Vermandois.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200 BC, Jia Yi ranks 38Before her are Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia, Hasdrubal the Boetharch, Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella, Gotarzes I, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus, and Marcus Livius Drusus. After her are Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi, Mithridates I Callinicus, Eunus, Hermogenes of Priene, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, and Archelaus. Among people deceased in 168 BC, Jia Yi ranks 2Before her is Caecilius Statius.

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In China

Among people born in China, Jia Yi ranks 603 out of 1,392Before her are Tian Han (1898), Wang Meng (1308), Jung Chang (1952), Liu Zhiyuan (895), Muqi (1210), and Peng Zhen (1902). After her are Li Kui (-500), Han Suyin (1917), Yang Hui (1238), Eric Liddell (1902), Zhu Shijie (1249), and Gan Ji (101).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Jia Yi ranks 345Before her are Zheng Jing (1642), Bo Gu (1907), Ouyang Xun (557), Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa (1924), Liu Zhiyuan (895), and Peng Zhen (1902). After her are Charlie Soong (1861), Liu Bocheng (1892), Yang Jiechi (1950), Xin Qiji (1140), Bo Yibo (1908), and Hu Hanmin (1879).