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Li Shangyin

813 - 858

Li Shangyin

Li Shangyin (Chinese: 李商隱; pinyin: Lǐ Shāngyǐn, c. 813–858), courtesy name Yishan (Chinese: 義山), was a Chinese poet and politician of the late Tang dynasty, born in the Henei Commandery (now Qinyang, Henan). He is noted for his imagist and "no-title" (Chinese: 無題; pinyin: wútí) poetic style. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Li Shangyin has received more than 79,795 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Li Shangyin is the 2,313th most popular writer (down from 2,261st in 2019), the 583rd most popular biography from China (down from 547th in 2019) and the 55th most popular Chinese Writer.

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80k
Page Views (PV)
54.03
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
2.28
Effective Languages (L*)
3.51
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Li Shangyin ranks 2,313 out of 5,755. Before him are Neil Postman, Orderic Vitalis, Ueda Akinari, Simon Dach, Mahsati, and Johann Nestroy. After him are Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, Johann Froben, Terentianus, Jacob Cats, Ahmad Shamlou, and Berthold Auerbach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 813, Li Shangyin ranks 2. Before him is Theophilos. Among people deceased in 858, Li Shangyin ranks 5. Before him are Pope Benedict III, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex, Kenneth MacAlpin, and Emperor Montoku. After him is Sedulius Scottus.