POLITICIAN

Li Yu

937 - 978

Li Yu

Li Yu (Chinese: 李煜; c. 937 – 15 August 978), before 961 known as Li Congjia (李從嘉), also known as Li Houzhu (李後主; literally "Last Ruler Li" or "Last Lord Li") or Last Lord of Southern Tang (南唐後主), was the third ruler of the Southern Tang dynasty of China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Li Yu has received more than 18,174 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Li Yu is the 7,430th most popular politician (up from 7,645th in 2019), the 550th most popular biography from China (down from 541st in 2019) and the 314th most popular Chinese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

18k
Page Views (PV)
62.50
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
2.46
Effective Languages (L*)
3.56
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Li Yu ranks 7,430 out of 19,576. Before him are Mir Jafar, Yamada Nagamasa, Mstislav of Chernigov, Mindon Min, Washington Luís, and Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg. After him are José Antonio Páez, Jalal-ud-din Khalji, Mir Jafar Baghirov, Louis Alexandre, Prince of Lamballe, John Hancock, and Wiman of Gojoseon.

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Mir Jafar
1691 - 1765
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 7,424
Yamada Nagamasa
1590 - 1630
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 7,425
Mstislav of Chernigov
983 - 1036
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 7,426
Mindon Min
1808 - 1878
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 7,427
Washington Luís
1869 - 1957
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 7,428
Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg
1040 - 1086
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 7,429
Li Yu
937 - 978
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 7,430
José Antonio Páez
1790 - 1873
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 7,431
Jalal-ud-din Khalji
1220 - 1296
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 7,432
Mir Jafar Baghirov
1896 - 1956
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 7,433
Louis Alexandre, Prince of Lamballe
1747 - 1768
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 7,434
John Hancock
1737 - 1793
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 7,435
Wiman of Gojoseon
300 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 7,436

Contemporaries

Among people born in 937, Li Yu ranks 2. Before him is Pope John XII. Among people deceased in 978, Li Yu ranks 3. Before him are Edward the Martyr, and Gyeongsun of Silla. After him are Rogvolod, and Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine.