POLITICIAN

Kaidu

1230 - 1301

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Kaidu (; Middle Mongol: ᠬᠠᠢ᠌ᠳᠤ [ˈqʰaɪd̥ʊ], Modern Mongol: Хайду, Khaidu [ˈχæːtʊ̽]; c. 1230 – 1301) was a grandson of the Mongol khagan Ögedei (1185–1241) and thus leader of the House of Ögedei and the de facto khan of the Chagatai Khanate, a division of the Mongol Empire. He ruled parts of modern-day Xinjiang and Central Asia during the 13th century, and actively opposed his uncle, Kublai, who established the Yuan dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kaidu has received more than 666,913 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Kaidu is the 1,761st most popular politician (up from 1,770th in 2019), the 125th most popular biography from China (up from 132nd in 2019) and the 83rd most popular Chinese Politician.

Kaidu is most famous for being the grandson of Genghis Khan and the father of Kublai Khan.

Memorability Metrics

  • 670k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kaidu ranks 1,761 out of 19,576. Before him are Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, Sahure, Rastislav of Moravia, Carinus, Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, and Frederick III, Elector of Saxony. After him are Akhmad Kadyrov, Rama I, Yoweri Museveni, Nelson Rockefeller, Herman Van Rompuy, and Edward, King of Portugal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1230, Kaidu ranks 1. After him are Shvarn, Guido of Siena, Sinchi Roca, Margaret Sambiria, Yaroslav of Tver, Anna of Hohenstaufen, Vitello, Konrad von Feuchtwangen, Guido Guinizelli, Guiraut Riquier, and Athanasius I of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 1301, Kaidu ranks 2. Before him is Andrew III of Hungary. After him are Zhang Sanfeng, Violant of Aragon, Leo I of Galicia, Kera Tamara, Bolko I the Strict, and Simon of Kéza.

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In China

Among people born in China, Kaidu ranks 125 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhao Ziyang (1919), Bao Zheng (999), Chiang Ching-kuo (1910), Milarepa (1052), Songtsen Gampo (604), and Hyeonjong of Joseon (1641). After him are Emperor Huizong of Song (1082), Kumārajīva (343), Hong Xiuquan (1814), Bai Qi (-250), Jiang Ziya (-1090), and Chenghua Emperor (1447).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Kaidu ranks 83. Before him are Li Zicheng (1606), Zhao Ziyang (1919), Bao Zheng (999), Chiang Ching-kuo (1910), Songtsen Gampo (604), and Hyeonjong of Joseon (1641). After him are Emperor Huizong of Song (1082), Hong Xiuquan (1814), Jiang Ziya (-1090), Chenghua Emperor (1447), Hongzhi Emperor (1470), and Wang Jingwei (1883).

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