1507 - 1567
The Jiajing Emperor (Chinese: 嘉靖帝; pinyin: Jiājìng Dì; Wade–Giles: Chia-ching Ti; 16 September 1507 – 23 January 1567), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizong of Ming (明世宗), personal name Zhu Houcong (朱厚熜), was the 12th emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1521 to 1567. He succeeded his cousin, the Zhengde Emperor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jiajing Emperor has received more than 509,395 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Jiajing Emperor is the 1,537th most popular politician (down from 1,476th in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from China and the 69th most popular Chinese Politician.
Jiajing Emperor is most famous for the construction of the Forbidden City in Beijing.
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Among politicians, Jiajing Emperor ranks 1,537 out of 15,577. Before him are Hans Fritzsche, Sarah Palin, Shennong, Lala Mustafa Pasha, Stephen V of Hungary, and Jebe. After him are Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein, Chenghua Emperor, Scorpion I, Alexios III Angelos, Nicos Anastasiades, and Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf.
1900 - 1953
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 1,531
1964 - Present
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 1,532
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,533
1500 - 1580
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,534
1239 - 1272
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,535
1137 - 1225
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,536
1507 - 1567
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,537
1940 - 2021
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 1,538
1447 - 1487
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 1,539
3500 BC - Present
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 1,540
1153 - 1211
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 1,541
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 1,542
661 - 714
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 1,543
Among people born in 1507, Jiajing Emperor ranks 3. Before him are Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba and Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal. After him are Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Altan Khan, Jacques Arcadelt, Johannes Sturm, Inés Suárez, Ferrante Gonzaga, Bálint Bakfark, Marie of Baden-Sponheim, and Alvise I Mocenigo. Among people deceased in 1567, Jiajing Emperor ranks 2. Before him is Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. After him are Myeongjong of Joseon, Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, Anne de Montmorency, Michael Stifel, Marin Držić, Girolamo Priuli, Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Juan Bautista de Toledo, Ligier Richier, and Gómez Pereira.
1507 - 1582
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 1
1507 - 1578
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 2
1507 - 1567
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 3
1507 - 1573
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 4
1507 - 1582
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 5
1507 - 1568
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 6
1507 - 1589
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 7
1507 - 1580
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 8
1507 - 1557
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 9
1507 - 1576
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 10
1507 - 1580
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 11
1507 - 1577
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 12
1545 - 1567
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 1
1507 - 1567
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 2
1534 - 1567
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 3
1504 - 1567
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 4
1493 - 1567
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 5
1487 - 1567
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 6
1508 - 1567
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 7
1486 - 1567
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 8
1519 - 1567
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 9
1515 - 1567
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 10
1500 - 1567
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 11
1500 - 1567
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 12
Among people born in China, Jiajing Emperor ranks 107 out of 1,392. Before him are Wu Cheng'en (1500), Emperor Yang of Sui (569), Jingtai Emperor (1428), Lin Biao (1907), Tu Youyou (1930), and Jiang Ziya (-1090). After him are Chenghua Emperor (1447), Emperor Renzong of Song (1010), Zhao Ziyang (1919), Walter Houser Brattain (1902), Yuan Shao (154), and Empress Lü (-241).
1500 - 1582
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 101
569 - 617
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 102
1428 - 1457
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 103
1907 - 1971
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 104
1930 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 105
1090 BC - 1015 BC
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 106
1507 - 1567
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 107
1447 - 1487
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 108
1010 - 1063
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 109
1919 - 2005
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 110
1902 - 1987
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 111
154 - 202
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 112
241 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 113
Among politicians born in China, Jiajing Emperor ranks 69. Before him are Tongzhi Emperor (1856), Soong Ching-ling (1893), Emperor Yang of Sui (569), Jingtai Emperor (1428), Lin Biao (1907), and Jiang Ziya (-1090). After him are Chenghua Emperor (1447), Emperor Renzong of Song (1010), Zhao Ziyang (1919), Yuan Shao (154), Empress Lü (-241), and Soong Mei-ling (1897).
1856 - 1875
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 63
1893 - 1981
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 64
569 - 617
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 65
1428 - 1457
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 66
1907 - 1971
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 67
1090 BC - 1015 BC
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 68
1507 - 1567
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 69
1447 - 1487
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 70
1010 - 1063
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 71
1919 - 2005
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 72
154 - 202
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 73
241 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 74
1897 - 2003
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 75