POLITICIAN

King Wu of Zhou

1150 BC - 1043 BC

King Wu of Zhou

King Wu of Zhou (Chinese: 周武王; pinyin: Zhōu Wǔ Wáng; died c. 1043 BCE) was the founder and first king of the Zhou dynasty. The chronology of his reign is disputed but is generally thought to have begun around 1046 BCE and ended with his death three years later.King Wu's ancestral name was Ji and given name Fa. He was the second son of King Wen of Zhou and Queen Taisi. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of King Wu of Zhou has received more than 460,450 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). King Wu of Zhou is the 1,492nd most popular politician (up from 1,632nd in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from China (up from 115th in 2019) and the 67th most popular Chinese Politician.

King Wu of Zhou is most famous for overthrowing the Shang Dynasty and establishing the Zhou Dynasty.

Memorability Metrics

460k
Page Views (PV)
67.60
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
4.97
Effective Languages (L*)
2.92
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of King Wu of Zhous by language

Over the past year King Wu of Zhou has had the most page views in the Chinese wikipedia edition with 169,279 views, followed by English (72,216), and Vietnamese (65,110). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Cantonese (134.51%), Chinese (132.47%), and Thai (124.13%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, King Wu of Zhou ranks 1,492 out of 19,576. Before him are Halford Mackinder, Vladimir II Monomakh, Emperor Yang of Sui, Genrikh Yagoda, Huni, and Petro Poroshenko. After him are Gallienus, Michael II, Jim Mattis, Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, Constantine III, and Prince Marko.

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Halford Mackinder
1861 - 1947
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 1,486
Vladimir II Monomakh
1053 - 1125
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 1,487
Emperor Yang of Sui
569 - 617
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 1,488
Genrikh Yagoda
1891 - 1938
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 1,489
Huni
2650 BC - 2630 BC
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 1,490
Petro Poroshenko
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 1,491
King Wu of Zhou
1150 BC - 1043 BC
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 1,492
Gallienus
218 - 268
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 1,493
Michael II
770 - 829
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 1,494
Jim Mattis
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 1,495
Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino
1492 - 1519
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 1,496
Constantine III
612 - 641
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 1,497
Prince Marko
1335 - 1395
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 1,498

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1150 BC, King Wu of Zhou ranks 1. After him are Ramesses VII, Ramesses IX, Ramesses X, Tyti, Tiye, Marduk-nadin-ahhe, and Duatentopet. Among people deceased in 1043 BC, King Wu of Zhou ranks 1.