POLITICIAN

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jia Yi has received more than 82,946 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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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jia Yi ranks 8,493 out of 19,576Before 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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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200 BC, Jia Yi ranks 40Before 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 2Before her is Caecilius Statius.

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In China

Among people born in China, Jia Yi ranks 608 out of 1,610Before her are Sengge Rinchen (1811), Zhang Ziyi (1979), Ding Ruchang (1836), Yan Zhenqing (709), Ruan Lingyu (1910), and Wang Fuzhi (1619). After her are Jimmy Lai (1948), Kenneth Tsang (1935), Cao Yu (1910), Ding Ling (1904), Liu Bocheng (1892), and Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme (1910).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Jia Yi ranks 344Before her are Zheng Jing (1642), Wang Hongwen (1935), Wang Ming (1904), Emperor Xiaowu of Jin (362), Sengge Rinchen (1811), and Yan Zhenqing (709). After her are Liu Bocheng (1892), Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme (1910), Ma Bufang (1903), Liu Yongfu (1837), Liu Penzi (11), and Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei (483).