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Ligdan Khan

1558 - 1634

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Khutugtu Khan (Mongolian: Хутагт Хаан; Chinese: 庫圖克圖汗), born Ligdan (Mongolian: Лигдэн; Chinese: 林丹), (1588–1634) was a khagan of the Northern Yuan dynasty, reigning from 1604 to 1634. During his reign, he vigorously attempted to reunify the divided Mongol Empire, achieving moderate levels of success. However, his unpopular reign generated violent opposition due to his harsh restrictions over the Mongol tribes as he attempted to centralize the state. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ligdan Khan has received more than 149,335 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ligdan Khan is the 4,886th most popular politician, the 23rd most popular biography from Mongolia and the 18th most popular Mongolian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ligdan Khan ranks 4,886 out of 19,576Before him are Gaston, Count of Eu, Alberic II of Spoleto, Sigurd Ring, Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, Coluccio Salutati, and Max Amann. After him are Karl von Habsburg, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Anawrahta, Francis V, Duke of Modena, Iziaslav II of Kiev, and José María Morelos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1558, Ligdan Khan ranks 5Before him are Michael the Brave, Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria, Ishikawa Goemon, and Hendrik Goltzius. After him are Oda Nobutaka, Olivier van Noort, Margrave Andrew of Burgau, François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, Thomas Kyd, John VII, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Chen Jiru. Among people deceased in 1634, Ligdan Khan ranks 3Before him are Albrecht von Wallenstein, and Hendrick Avercamp. After him are Adriano Banchieri, Maria Celeste, Urbain Grandier, John Albert Vasa, Frederick Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Magdalene of Nagasaki, John Webster, António de Andrade, and Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst.

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In Mongolia

Among people born in Mongolia, Ligdan Khan ranks 23 out of 71Before him are Sorghaghtani Beki (1190), Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (1916), Baydu (1300), Muqali (1170), Esen Taishi (1407), and Dayan Khan (1464). After him are 4th Dalai Lama (1589), Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh (1968), Zanabazar (1635), Mandukhai (1449), Sükhbaataryn Yanjmaa (1893), and Anandyn Amar (1886).

Among POLITICIANS In Mongolia

Among politicians born in Mongolia, Ligdan Khan ranks 18Before him are Damdin Sükhbaatar (1893), Altan Khan (1507), Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (1916), Baydu (1300), Esen Taishi (1407), and Dayan Khan (1464). After him are 4th Dalai Lama (1589), Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh (1968), Mandukhai (1449), Sükhbaataryn Yanjmaa (1893), Anandyn Amar (1886), and Jambyn Batmönkh (1926).