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Pei Songzhi

372 - 451

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Pei Songzhi (372–451), courtesy name Shiqi, was a Chinese historian and politician who lived in the late Eastern Jin dynasty and the Liu Song dynasty. His ancestral home was in Wenxi County, Shanxi, but he moved to the Jiangnan region later. He is best known for making annotations to the historical text Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi) written by Chen Shou in the third century, providing additional details omitted from the original work. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pei Songzhi has received more than 52,380 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Pei Songzhi is the 178th most popular historian, the 622nd most popular biography from China and the 3rd most popular Chinese Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Pei Songzhi ranks 178 out of 561. Before him are Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, Howard Zinn, Charles Diehl, Anthony Blunt, Michael Glykas, and Joseph Klausner. After him are Steven Runciman, Martino Martini, Antony Beevor, Simon Dubnow, Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, and Ferdinand Gregorovius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 372, Pei Songzhi ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 451, Pei Songzhi ranks 5. Before him are Nestorius, Theodoric I, Vardan Mamikonian, and Salvian.

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In China

Among people born in China, Pei Songzhi ranks 622 out of 1,610. Before him are Sengcan (529), Roy Chiao (1927), Xue Tao (768), Pan Yuliang (1895), Liu Yongfu (1837), and Liu Penzi (11). After him are Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei (483), Konstantin Rodzaevsky (1907), Lu Xiufu (1236), Muqi (1210), Ouyang Xun (557), and Chen Gongbo (1892).

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Among HISTORIANS In China

Among historians born in China, Pei Songzhi ranks 3. Before him are Sima Qian (-145), and Cangjie (-2650). After him are Guo Pu (276), Ji Xianlin (1911), and Zhao Rukuo (1170).

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