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POLITICIAN

Li Zicheng

1606 - 1645

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Li Zicheng (22 September 1606 – 1645), born Li Hongji, also known by his nickname, the Dashing King, was a Chinese peasant rebel leader who helped overthrow the Ming dynasty in April 1644 and ruled over northern China briefly as the Yongchang Emperor (Chinese: 永昌帝; pinyin: Yǒngchāng Dì) of the short-lived Shun dynasty before his death a year later. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Li Zicheng has received more than 539,128 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Li Zicheng is the 1,991st most popular politician (down from 1,615th in 2019), the 156th most popular biography from China (down from 115th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular Chinese Politician.

Li Zicheng is most famous for leading the rebellion against the Ming Dynasty, and eventually overthrowing them.

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  • 540k

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  • 65.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Li Zicheng ranks 1,991 out of 15,577. Before him are Emperor Taizong of Song, Jayavarman VII, Donald Rumsfeld, Emperor Shenzong of Song, Rupert, King of Germany, and 1st Dalai Lama. After him are Gaius Octavius, Hongzhi Emperor, Vojislav Koštunica, John of Saxony, Maria Anna of Bavaria, and Gaius Marcius Coriolanus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1606, Li Zicheng ranks 3. Before him are Rembrandt and Pierre Corneille. After him are Christine of France, Maria Anna of Spain, Jan Davidsz. de Heem, Zhang Xianzhong, Joachim von Sandrart, Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Nicolas Mignard, Christoph Bernhard von Galen, and Lorenzo Lippi. Among people deceased in 1645, Li Zicheng ranks 5. Before him are Miyamoto Musashi, Hugo Grotius, Michael of Russia, and Francisco de Quevedo. After him are William Laud, Nur Jahan, Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, Marie de Gournay, Anthony van Diemen, Feng Menglong, and Eudoxia Streshneva.

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In China

Among people born in China, Li Zicheng ranks 156 out of 1,392. Before him are Hyeonjong of Joseon (1641), Wen Jiabao (1942), Pang Tong (179), Emperor Taizong of Song (939), Emperor Shenzong of Song (1048), and 1st Dalai Lama (1391). After him are Hongzhi Emperor (1470), Jack Ma (1964), Khorloogiin Choibalsan (1895), Cao Rui (205), Zhu De (1886), and Wong Fei-hung (1925).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Li Zicheng ranks 103. Before him are Hyeonjong of Joseon (1641), Wen Jiabao (1942), Pang Tong (179), Emperor Taizong of Song (939), Emperor Shenzong of Song (1048), and 1st Dalai Lama (1391). After him are Hongzhi Emperor (1470), Khorloogiin Choibalsan (1895), Cao Rui (205), Zhu De (1886), Wang Jingwei (1883), and Liu Shan (207).

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