POLITICIAN

Jia Yi

200 BC - 168 BC

Jia Yi

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. Early attracting the attention of a Governor Wu of Hunan for his literary skills, the promotion of Wu around 179 BCE saw him appointed scholar of the classics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jia Yi has received more than 84,575 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Jia Yi is the 8,493rd most popular politician (up from 8,816th in 2019), the 608th most popular biography from China (down from 602nd in 2019) and the 344th most popular Chinese Politician.

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55.27
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
4.10
Effective Languages (L*)
2.51
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jia Yi ranks 8,493 out of 19,576. Before her are Agum II, Helen of Bosnia, Jānis K. Bērziņš, Arthur Chung, Robert II, Count of Dreux, and Eucratides I. After her are King Xiao of Zhou, Nicholas I, Duke of Lorraine, Nicholas Aylward Vigors, Tetricus II, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, and Charles Joseph Bonaparte.

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1700 BC - 1600 BC
HPI: 55.29
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Jānis K. Bērziņš
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Arthur Chung
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Robert II, Count of Dreux
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Eucratides I
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HPI: 55.28
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Jia Yi
200 BC - 168 BC
HPI: 55.27
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King Xiao of Zhou
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HPI: 55.27
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Nicholas I, Duke of Lorraine
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Nicholas Aylward Vigors
1785 - 1840
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Tetricus II
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HPI: 55.27
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Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus
200 BC - 104 BC
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 8,498
Charles Joseph Bonaparte
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HPI: 55.26
Rank: 8,499

Contemporaries

Among people born in 200 BC, Jia Yi ranks 40. Before her are Gotarzes I, Ariarathes VII of Cappadocia, Apollonius of Tralles, Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia, Marcus Livius Drusus, and Aretas III. After her are Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, Nicomedes II of Bithynia, Marcus Livius Drusus, Hiempsal II, Teutobod, and Nicomedes III of Bithynia. Among people deceased in 168 BC, Jia Yi ranks 2. Before her is Caecilius Statius.

Others Born in 200 BC

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Gotarzes I
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 90 BC
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 34
Ariarathes VII of Cappadocia
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 35
Apollonius of Tralles
SCULPTOR
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 36
Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 37
Marcus Livius Drusus
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 91 BC
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 38
Aretas III
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 39
Jia Yi
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 168 BC
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 40
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 104 BC
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 41
Nicomedes II of Bithynia
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 42
Marcus Livius Drusus
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 109 BC
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 43
Hiempsal II
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 44
Teutobod
MILITARY PERSONNEL
200 BC - 101 BC
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 45
Nicomedes III of Bithynia
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 46