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Jiang Ziya

1090 BC - 1015 BC

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Jiang Ziya (fl. 12th century BC – fl. 11th century BC), also known by several other names, was a Chinese military general, monarch, strategist, and writer who helped kings Wen and Wu of Zhou overthrow the Shang in ancient China. Following their victory at Muye, he continued to serve as a Zhou minister. He remained loyal to the regent Duke of Zhou during the Rebellion of the Three Guards; following the Duke's punitive raids against the restive Eastern Barbarians or Dongyi, Jiang was enfeoffed with their territory as the marchland of Qi. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jiang Ziya has received more than 751,899 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Jiang Ziya is the 1,515th most popular politician (up from 3,147th in 2019), the 106th most popular biography from China (up from 251st in 2019) and the 68th most popular Chinese Politician.

Jiang Ziya is most famous for being a hero of the ancient Chinese novel "Fengshen Yanyi". He is a skilled strategist and tactician who leads the forces of light against the forces of darkness.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jiang Ziya ranks 1,515 out of 15,577Before him are Tsai Ing-wen, Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Lin Biao, Hassanal Bolkiah, Juba II, and Hippias. After him are Ferdinand I of Aragon, Philip V of Macedon, John II of Castile, Mengistu Haile Mariam, Minamoto no Yoritomo, and Ferdinand I of León.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1090 BC, Jiang Ziya ranks 1After him is Shalmaneser II. Among people deceased in 1015 BC, Jiang Ziya ranks 1

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In China

Among people born in China, Jiang Ziya ranks 106 out of 1,392Before him are Milarepa (1052), Wu Cheng'en (1500), Emperor Yang of Sui (569), Jingtai Emperor (1428), Lin Biao (1907), and Tu Youyou (1930). After him are Jiajing Emperor (1507), Chenghua Emperor (1447), Emperor Renzong of Song (1010), Zhao Ziyang (1919), Walter Houser Brattain (1902), and Yuan Shao (154).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Jiang Ziya ranks 68Before him are Yang Guifei (719), Tongzhi Emperor (1856), Soong Ching-ling (1893), Emperor Yang of Sui (569), Jingtai Emperor (1428), and Lin Biao (1907). After him are Jiajing Emperor (1507), Chenghua Emperor (1447), Emperor Renzong of Song (1010), Zhao Ziyang (1919), Yuan Shao (154), and Empress Lü (-241).