Politician

Koxinga

1624 - 1662

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Koxinga

His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2024). Koxinga is the 1,905th most popular politician (down from 1,468th in 2024), the 65th most popular biography from Japan (down from 55th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Japanese Politician.

Koxinga is most famous for his invasion of Taiwan in 1661 and his subsequent establishment of the Kingdom of Tungning.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Koxinga ranks 1,905 out of 19,576. Before him are Meñli I Giray, Isabella Clara Eugenia, Sirikit, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, Josef Kramer, and Caroline Bonaparte. After him are Suleyman Shah, Llywelyn the Great, Avitus, Jahanara Begum, Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Meñli I Giray
1445 - 1515
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 1,900
Isabella Clara Eugenia
1566 - 1633
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 1,901
Sirikit
1932 - 2025
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 1,902
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
1882 - 1944
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 1,903
Josef Kramer
1906 - 1945
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 1,904
Caroline Bonaparte
1782 - 1839
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 1,905
Koxinga
1624 - 1662
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 1,906
Suleyman Shah
1178 - 1236
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 1,907
Llywelyn the Great
1173 - 1240
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 1,908
Avitus
395 - 457
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 1,909
Jahanara Begum
1614 - 1681
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 1,910
Frederick III, Elector of Saxony
1463 - 1525
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 1,911
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 1,912

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1624, Koxinga ranks 1. After him are Angelus Silesius, Empress Meishō, Guarino Guarini, George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, George Fox, Maria Miloslavskaya, François de la Chaise, Murad Bakhsh, Arnold Geulincx, Thomas Sydenham, and Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours. Among people deceased in 1662, Koxinga ranks 3. Before him are Blaise Pascal, and Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia. After him are Honoré II, Prince of Monaco, Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, Alfonso IV d'Este, Duke of Modena, Zhu Youlang, Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Johann Crüger, Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria, William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and Adriaen van de Venne.

Others Born in 1624

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Koxinga
POLITICIAN
1624 - 1662
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 1
Angelus Silesius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1624 - 1677
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 2
Empress Meishō
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1624 - 1696
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 3
Guarino Guarini
ARCHITECT
1624 - 1683
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 4
George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
POLITICIAN
1624 - 1705
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 5
George Fox
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1624 - 1691
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 6
Maria Miloslavskaya
POLITICIAN
1624 - 1669
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 7
François de la Chaise
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1624 - 1709
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 8
Murad Bakhsh
NOBLEMAN
1624 - 1661
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 9
Arnold Geulincx
PHILOSOPHER
1624 - 1669
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 10
Thomas Sydenham
PHYSICIAN
1624 - 1689
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 11
Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours
POLITICIAN
1624 - 1652
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1662

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Blaise Pascal
MATHEMATICIAN
1623 - 1662
HPI: 91.04
Rank: 1
Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia
COMPANION
1596 - 1662
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 2
Koxinga
POLITICIAN
1624 - 1662
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 3
Honoré II, Prince of Monaco
POLITICIAN
1597 - 1662
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 4
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1614 - 1662
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 5
Alfonso IV d'Este, Duke of Modena
POLITICIAN
1634 - 1662
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 6
Zhu Youlang
POLITICIAN
1623 - 1662
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 7
Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken
POLITICIAN
1616 - 1662
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 8
Johann Crüger
COMPOSER
1598 - 1662
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 9
Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1628 - 1662
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 10
William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
POLITICIAN
1598 - 1662
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 11
Adriaen van de Venne
PAINTER
1589 - 1662
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 12