POLITICIAN

Modu Chanyu

234 BC - 174 BC

Modu Chanyu

Modu, Maodun, Modun (simplified Chinese: 冒顿单于; traditional Chinese: 冒頓單于; pinyin: Mòdú Chányú, Màodùn Chányú or Mòdùn Chányú, from Old Chinese (220 B.C.E.): *mouᴴ-tuən or *mək-tuən, c. 234 – c. 174 BCE) was the son of Touman and the founder of the empire of the Xiongnu. He came to power by ordering his men to kill his father in 209 BCE.Modu ruled from 209 BCE to 174 BCE. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Modu Chanyu has received more than 508,521 page views. Her biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Modu Chanyu is the 971st most popular politician (down from 843rd in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Mongolia (down from 8th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Mongolian Politician.

Modu Chanyu was the first emperor of the Xiongnu, a nomadic people of the Eurasian steppe. He is most famous for uniting the nomadic tribes of Northeast Asia and founding the Xiongnu Empire.

Memorability Metrics

510k
Page Views (PV)
69.98
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
6.36
Effective Languages (L*)
2.90
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Modu Chanyus by language

Over the past year Modu Chanyu has had the most page views in the Turkish wikipedia edition with 264,969 views, followed by English (92,552), and Japanese (44,227). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Turkmen (182.19%), Tamil (124.75%), and Chuvash (90.91%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Modu Chanyu ranks 971 out of 19,576. Before her are Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, Eleanor of Austria, John I Tzimiskes, Édouard Daladier, John I of Portugal, and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. After her are Adolphe Thiers, Artaxerxes II of Persia, Ali Pasha of Ioannina, George Marshall, Archduchess Sophie of Austria, and Thutmose II.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
1778 - 1837
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 965
Eleanor of Austria
1498 - 1558
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 966
John I Tzimiskes
925 - 976
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 967
Édouard Daladier
1884 - 1970
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 968
John I of Portugal
1358 - 1433
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 969
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1744 - 1818
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 970
Modu Chanyu
234 BC - 174 BC
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 971
Adolphe Thiers
1797 - 1877
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 972
Artaxerxes II of Persia
436 BC - 358 BC
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 973
Ali Pasha of Ioannina
1750 - 1822
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 974
George Marshall
1880 - 1959
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 975
Archduchess Sophie of Austria
1855 - 1857
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 976
Thutmose II
1510 BC - 1479 BC
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 977

Contemporaries

Among people born in 234 BC, Modu Chanyu ranks 1. Among people deceased in 174 BC, Modu Chanyu ranks 1. After her are Titus Quinctius Flamininus, Tiberius Sempronius Longus, Publius Aelius Paetus, and Gnaeus Servilius Caepio.

Others Born in 234 BC

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Modu Chanyu
POLITICIAN
234 BC - 174 BC
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 1

Others Deceased in 174 BC

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Modu Chanyu
POLITICIAN
234 BC - 174 BC
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 1
Titus Quinctius Flamininus
POLITICIAN
229 BC - 174 BC
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 2
Tiberius Sempronius Longus
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 174 BC
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 3
Publius Aelius Paetus
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 174 BC
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 4
Gnaeus Servilius Caepio
POLITICIAN
237 BC - 174 BC
HPI: 46.67
Rank: 5