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Li Hongzhang

1823 - 1901

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Li Hongzhang, Marquess Suyi (Chinese: 李鴻章; also Li Hung-chang; 15 February 1823 – 7 November 1901) was a Chinese statesman, general and diplomat of the late Qing dynasty. He quelled several major rebellions and served in important positions in the Qing imperial court, including the Viceroy of Zhili, Huguang and Liangguang. Although he was best known in the West for his generally pro-modern stance and importance as a negotiator, Li antagonised the British with his support of Russia as a foil against Japanese expansionism in Manchuria and fell from favour with the Chinese after their defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Li Hongzhang has received more than 650,319 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Li Hongzhang is the 2,260th most popular politician (up from 2,571st in 2019), the 175th most popular biography from China (up from 195th in 2019) and the 114th most popular Chinese Politician.

Li Hongzhang was most famous for his involvement in the Taiping Rebellion. He was a Chinese official and diplomat of the Qing dynasty.

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  • 650k

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  • 64.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Li Hongzhang ranks 2,260 out of 19,576. Before him are Tiglath-Pileser III, Faustina the Younger, Emperor Itoku, Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan, Karel Schwarzenberg, and James I of Scotland. After him are Peng Dehuai, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, Prince Shōtoku, Gustav Heinemann, Valdemar III of Denmark, and Tiberius Claudius Nero.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1823, Li Hongzhang ranks 12. Before him are Ernest Renan, Sándor Petőfi, Leopold Kronecker, Édouard Lalo, Alexandre Cabanel, and Jean-Henri Fabre. After him are John Sherman, Mihailo Obrenović, Charles I of Württemberg, Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine, Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Alexander Ostrovsky. Among people deceased in 1901, Li Hongzhang ranks 13. Before him are Arnold Böcklin, William McKinley, Milan I of Serbia, Charles Hermite, Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, and Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst. After him are Fukuzawa Yukichi, Abdur Rahman Khan, Gaetano Bresci, Elisha Gray, Francesco Crispi, and Josef Rheinberger.

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In China

Among people born in China, Li Hongzhang ranks 175 out of 1,610. Before him are King Zhou of Shang (-1105), Yuan Shu (155), Abaoji (872), Wen Jiabao (1942), Pang Tong (179), and Ma Chao (176). After him are Peng Dehuai (1898), Je Tsongkhapa (1357), Zhang Liao (169), Zhang Yimou (1950), Bolo Yeung (1946), and Emperor Zhenzong (968).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Li Hongzhang ranks 114. Before him are King Zhou of Shang (-1105), Yuan Shu (155), Abaoji (872), Wen Jiabao (1942), Pang Tong (179), and Ma Chao (176). After him are Peng Dehuai (1898), Emperor Zhenzong (968), Wang Zhaojun (-50), Emperor Shenzong of Song (1048), 1st Dalai Lama (1391), and Emperor Xuan of Han (-91).

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