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PHILOSOPHER

Liu Bowen

1311 - 1375

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Liu Ji (1 July 1311 – 16 May 1375), courtesy name Bowen, better known as Liu Bowen, was a Chinese military strategist, philosopher, and politician who lived in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. He was born in Qingtian County (present-day Wencheng County, Lishui, Zhejiang). He served as a key advisor to Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dynasty, in the latter's struggle to overthrow the Yuan dynasty and unify China proper under his rule. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Liu Bowen has received more than 176,330 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Liu Bowen is the 509th most popular philosopher, the 394th most popular biography from China and the 20th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

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  • 180k

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  • 58.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Liu Bowen ranks 509 out of 1,081. Before him are Murray Bookchin, Hans Vaihinger, Zeno of Sidon, Harriet Taylor Mill, Victor Cousin, and Vasishtha. After him are André Gorz, Gaius Musonius Rufus, Zou Yan, Karl Korsch, Guillaume Budé, and Antony Flew.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1311, Liu Bowen ranks 5. Before him are Alfonso XI of Castile, Joan II of Navarre, Peter I, Duke of Bourbon, and Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut.  Among people deceased in 1375, Liu Bowen ranks 4. Before him are Giovanni Boccaccio, Valdemar IV of Denmark, and Philip, Duke of Orléans. After him are Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria, Ibn al-Shatir, Eleanor of Sicily, John Henry, Margrave of Moravia, Shuttarna II, James IV of Majorca, and Margaret Drummond, Queen of Scotland.

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In China

Among people born in China, Liu Bowen ranks 394 out of 1,392. Before him are Zhang Xianzhong (1606), Emperor Guangzong of Song (1147), Khutughtu Khan Kusala (1300), Li Shizhen (1517), 9th Dalai Lama (1805), and Emperor Shang of Han (105). After him are Seiji Ozawa (1935), Zhu Yousong (1607), Huo Guang (-150), Qiu Jin (1875), Zhao Mengfu (1254), and Sima Xiangru (-179).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Liu Bowen ranks 20. Before him are Han Yu (768), Linji Yixuan (850), Ban Zhao (45), Ge Hong (284), Zhiyi (538), and Dong Zhongshu (-179). After him are Huiyuan (334), Marpa Lotsawa (1012), Zhou Dunyi (1017), Zhang Daoling (34), Hu Shih (1891), and Shen Buhai (-385).

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