1215 - 1294
Kublai (; Mongolian: Хубилай, romanized: Hubilai; Mongol script: ᠬᠤᠪᠢᠯᠠᠢ ᠰᠡᠴᠡᠨ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ; Chinese: 忽必烈; pinyin: Hūbìliè; 23 September 1215 - 18 February 1294), also known as the Emperor Shizu of Yuan, was the fifth khagan of the Mongol Empire (Ikh Mongol Uls), reigning from 1260 to 1294 (although after the division of the empire this was a nominal position). He also founded the Yuan dynasty in China as a conquest dynasty in 1271, and ruled as the first Yuan emperor until his death in 1294. Kublai was the fourth son of Tolui (his second son with Sorghaghtani Beki) and a grandson of Genghis Khan. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kublai Khan has received more than 7,666,764 page views. His biography is available in 95 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 93 in 2019). Kublai Khan is the 141st most popular politician (up from 167th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from China and the 6th most popular Chinese Politician.
Kublai Khan is most famous for being the emperor of China and Mongolia from 1260 to 1294. He was the grandson of Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire.
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Among politicians, Kublai Khan ranks 141 out of 15,710. Before him are Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, Deng Xiaoping, Sun Yat-sen, Simón Bolívar, Richard Nixon, and Bayezid I. After him are Darius III, Paul von Hindenburg, Bayezid II, Hosni Mubarak, Abdul Hamid II, and Louis the Pious.
1459 - 1519
HPI: 84.14
Rank: 135
1904 - 1997
HPI: 84.13
Rank: 136
1866 - 1925
HPI: 84.12
Rank: 137
1783 - 1830
HPI: 84.12
Rank: 138
1913 - 1994
HPI: 84.09
Rank: 139
1354 - 1403
HPI: 84.08
Rank: 140
1215 - 1294
HPI: 84.04
Rank: 141
380 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 84.03
Rank: 142
1847 - 1934
HPI: 84.01
Rank: 143
1447 - 1512
HPI: 83.99
Rank: 144
1928 - 2020
HPI: 83.95
Rank: 145
1842 - 1918
HPI: 83.90
Rank: 146
778 - 840
HPI: 83.89
Rank: 147
Among people born in 1215, Kublai Khan ranks 1. After him are Pope Celestine V, Pope John XXI, Pope Nicholas III, Violant of Hungary, Otto III, Margrave of Brandenburg, William of Moerbeke, Hethum I, King of Armenia, Mécia Lopes de Haro, John I of Trebizond, Beatrice d'Este, Queen of Hungary, and Zdislava Berka. Among people deceased in 1294, Kublai Khan ranks 1. After him are Brunetto Latini, Louis II, Duke of Bavaria, John I, Duke of Brabant, Rabban Bar Sauma, and Dmitry of Pereslavl.
1215 - 1294
HPI: 84.04
Rank: 1
1215 - 1296
HPI: 79.17
Rank: 2
1215 - 1277
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 3
1215 - 1280
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 4
1215 - 1253
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 5
1215 - 1267
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 6
1215 - 1286
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 7
1215 - 1270
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 8
1215 - 1270
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 9
1215 - 1238
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 10
1215 - 1245
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 11
1215 - 1252
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 12
1215 - 1294
HPI: 84.04
Rank: 1
1220 - 1294
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 2
1229 - 1294
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 3
1252 - 1294
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 4
1220 - 1294
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 5
1254 - 1294
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 6
Among people born in China, Kublai Khan ranks 13 out of 1,186. Before him are 14th Dalai Lama (1935), Zheng He (1387), Chiang Kai-shek (1887), Sima Qian (-145), Deng Xiaoping (1904), and Sun Yat-sen (1866). After him are Puyi (1906), Cao Cao (155), Empress Dowager Cixi (1835), Ip Man (1893), Wu Zetian (624), and Xi Jinping (1953).
1935 - Present
HPI: 85.27
Rank: 7
1387 - 1433
HPI: 85.13
Rank: 8
1887 - 1975
HPI: 84.65
Rank: 9
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 84.26
Rank: 10
1904 - 1997
HPI: 84.13
Rank: 11
1866 - 1925
HPI: 84.12
Rank: 12
1215 - 1294
HPI: 84.04
Rank: 13
1906 - 1967
HPI: 83.15
Rank: 14
155 - 220
HPI: 82.78
Rank: 15
1835 - 1908
HPI: 82.70
Rank: 16
1893 - 1972
HPI: 82.24
Rank: 17
624 - 705
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 18
1953 - Present
HPI: 81.64
Rank: 19
Among politicians born in China, Kublai Khan ranks 6. Before him are Mao Zedong (1893), Huang Xianfan (1899), Qin Shi Huang (-258), Deng Xiaoping (1904), and Sun Yat-sen (1866). After him are Puyi (1906), Empress Dowager Cixi (1835), Wu Zetian (624), Xi Jinping (1953), Hu Jintao (1942), and Kangxi Emperor (1654).
1893 - 1976
HPI: 89.64
Rank: 1
1899 - 1982
HPI: 88.19
Rank: 2
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 88.05
Rank: 3
1904 - 1997
HPI: 84.13
Rank: 4
1866 - 1925
HPI: 84.12
Rank: 5
1215 - 1294
HPI: 84.04
Rank: 6
1906 - 1967
HPI: 83.15
Rank: 7
1835 - 1908
HPI: 82.70
Rank: 8
624 - 705
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 9
1953 - Present
HPI: 81.64
Rank: 10
1942 - Present
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 11
1654 - 1722
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 12