1537 - 1572
The Longqing Emperor (simplified Chinese: 隆庆帝; traditional Chinese: 隆慶帝; pinyin: Lóngqìng Dì; 4 March 1537 – 5 July 1572), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Muzong of Ming (明穆宗), personal name Zhu Zaiji (朱載坖(jì)), art name Shunzhai (舜齋), was the 12th emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1567 to 1572. He was initially known as the Prince of Yu (裕王) from 1539 to 1567 before he became the emperor. He succeeded his father, the Jiajing Emperor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Longqing Emperor has received more than 236,335 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 32 in 2019). Longqing Emperor is the 2,702nd most popular politician (down from 2,310th in 2019), the 206th most popular biography from China (down from 189th in 2019) and the 132nd most popular Chinese Politician.
The longqing emperor is most famous for his reign of the Ming dynasty. He was the third son of the Hongwu emperor and was the second emperor of the Ming dynasty.
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Among politicians, Longqing Emperor ranks 2,702 out of 15,577. Before him are Mentuhotep I, Ahmad Shah Qajar, Spitamenes, Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans, Telamon, and Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner. After him are Leo II, Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Emperor Nintoku, Valdemar III of Denmark, Fausta, and John Buchan.
2200 BC - 2200 BC
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 2,696
1898 - 1930
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 2,697
400 BC - 328 BC
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 2,698
1371 - 1408
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 2,699
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 2,700
1932 - Present
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 2,701
1537 - 1572
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 2,702
467 - 474
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 2,703
1876 - 1936
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 2,704
290 - 399
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 2,705
1314 - 1364
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 2,706
289 - 326
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 2,707
1875 - 1940
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 2,708
Among people born in 1537, Longqing Emperor ranks 4. Before him are Edward VI of England, John III of Sweden, and Lady Jane Grey. After him are João Manuel, Prince of Portugal, Petrus Gonsalvus, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Diego Durán, Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern, and Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg. Among people deceased in 1572, Longqing Emperor ranks 11. Before him are Jeanne d'Albret, Túpac Amaru, Gaspard II de Coligny, Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, John Knox, and Isaac Luria. After him are Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland, Archduchess Barbara of Austria, François Clouet, Petrus Ramus, Miguel López de Legazpi, and Ippolito II d'Este.
1537 - 1553
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 1
1537 - 1592
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 2
1537 - 1554
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 3
1537 - 1572
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 4
1537 - 1554
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 5
1537 - 1618
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 6
1537 - 1597
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 7
1537 - 1588
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 8
1537 - 1575
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 9
1537 - 1604
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 10
1528 - 1572
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 5
1545 - 1572
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 6
1519 - 1572
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 7
1510 - 1572
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 8
1514 - 1572
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 9
1534 - 1572
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 10
1537 - 1572
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 11
1533 - 1572
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 12
1539 - 1572
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 13
1510 - 1572
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 14
1515 - 1572
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 15
1502 - 1572
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 16
1509 - 1572
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 17
Among people born in China, Longqing Emperor ranks 206 out of 1,392. Before him are John Woo (1946), Emperor Ling of Han (156), Li Peng (1928), Wu Sangui (1612), Jiang Wei (202), and Emperor Ming of Han (28). After him are Emperor Yingzong of Song (1032), Li Ka-shing (1928), Emperor Dezong of Tang (742), Wang Anshi (1021), Emperor Qianshao of Han (-150), and Benedict Anderson (1936).
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 200
156 - 189
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 201
1928 - 2019
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 202
1612 - 1678
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 203
202 - 264
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 204
28 - 75
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 205
1537 - 1572
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 206
1032 - 1067
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 207
1928 - Present
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 208
742 - 805
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 209
1021 - 1086
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 210
150 BC - 184 BC
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 211
1936 - 2015
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 212
Among politicians born in China, Longqing Emperor ranks 132. Before him are Yuan Shu (155), Wang Zhaojun (-50), Li Hongzhang (1823), Emperor Ling of Han (156), Li Peng (1928), and Emperor Ming of Han (28). After him are Emperor Yingzong of Song (1032), Emperor Dezong of Tang (742), Emperor Qianshao of Han (-150), Lu Xun (183), Lin Zexu (1785), and Emperor Zhao of Han (-94).
155 - 199
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 126
50 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 127
1823 - 1901
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 128
156 - 189
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 129
1928 - 2019
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 130
28 - 75
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 131
1537 - 1572
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 132
1032 - 1067
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 133
742 - 805
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 134
150 BC - 184 BC
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 135
183 - 245
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 136
1785 - 1850
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 137
94 BC - 74 BC
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 138