POLITICIAN

King Wuling of Zhao

340 BC - 295 BC

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King Wuling of Zhao (simplified Chinese: 赵武灵王; traditional Chinese: 趙武靈王) (died 295 BCE, r. 325–299 BCE), personal name Zhao Yong, was a ruler of the Zhao state. His reign was famous for one important event: the reforms consisting of "Wearing the Hu (styled) Attire and Shooting from Horseback (in battle)" (胡服騎射). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of King Wuling of Zhao has received more than 89,310 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). King Wuling of Zhao is the 6,137th most popular politician (up from 7,293rd in 2019).

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.24

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  • 1.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, King Wuling of Zhao ranks 6,137 out of 19,576. Before him are Henry II, Duke of Brabant, Uliana of Tver, Zhang Xianzhong, Artaxias II, Minoru Genda, and Radama I. After him are Mette Frederiksen, Gaius Julius Vindex, Nizamüddin Ahmed Pasha, James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie, Infanta Eulalia of Spain, and Emperor Hanazono.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 340 BC, King Wuling of Zhao ranks 6. Before him are Chandragupta Maurya, Berenice I of Egypt, Appius Claudius Caecus, Theodorus the Atheist, and Philetaerus. After him are Menedemus, Duris of Samos, Philochorus, and Polyaenus of Lampsacus. Among people deceased in 295 BC, King Wuling of Zhao ranks 2. Before him is Thessalonike of Macedon. After him is Publius Decius Mus.

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