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Jiajing Emperor

1507 - 1567

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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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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jiajing Emperor ranks 1,537 out of 15,577Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1507, Jiajing Emperor ranks 3Before 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 2Before 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.

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In China

Among people born in China, Jiajing Emperor ranks 107 out of 1,392Before 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).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Jiajing Emperor ranks 69Before 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).