MILITARY PERSONNEL

Qi Jiguang

1527 - 1588

Photo of Qi Jiguang

Icon of person Qi Jiguang

Qi Jiguang (Chinese: 戚繼光; pinyin: Qī Jìguāng; Wade–Giles: Ch'i1 Chi4-Kuang1, November 12, 1528 – January 17, 1588), courtesy name Yuanjing, art names Nantang and Mengzhu, posthumous name Wuyi, was a Chinese military general and writer of the Ming dynasty. He is best known for leading the defense on the coastal regions against wokou pirate activities in the 16th century, as well as for the reinforcement of the Great Wall of China. Qi is also known for writing the military manuals Jixiao Xinshu and Lianbing Shiji or Record of Military Training (練兵實紀), which he based on his experience as a martial educator and defensive planner in the Ming military forces. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Qi Jiguang has received more than 278,909 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Qi Jiguang is the 494th most popular military personnel (up from 556th in 2019), the 346th most popular biography from China (up from 361st in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Chinese Military Personnel.

Qi Jiguang is most famous for his military strategy and his leadership of the army.

Memorability Metrics

  • 280k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Qi Jiguang ranks 494 out of 2,058. Before him are Husein Gradaščević, Mamai, Günther Korten, Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard, Yigael Yadin, and Lucius Artorius Castus. After him are Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ma Dai, Dmitry Pavlov, William Westmoreland, François Joseph Lefebvre, and Thersites.

Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1527, Qi Jiguang ranks 7. Before him are Philip II of Spain, John Dee, Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, Abraham Ortelius, Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal, and Barbara Blomberg. After him are Hans Vredeman de Vries, Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg, Agnes of Hesse, Luis de León, Pellegrino Tibaldi, and Anna Sophia of Prussia. Among people deceased in 1588, Qi Jiguang ranks 7. Before him are Mimar Sinan, Paolo Veronese, Frederick II of Denmark, Henry I, Duke of Guise, 3rd Dalai Lama, and Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. After him are Henri, Prince of Condé, Bernardino Telesio, Johann Weyer, Abtai Sain Khan, Alonso Sánchez Coello, and Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz.

Others Born in 1527

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1588

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In China

Among people born in China, Qi Jiguang ranks 346 out of 1,610. Before him are Meng Huo (101), Duan Qirui (1865), Zhiyi (538), Marquis of Haihun (-92), Huo Qubing (-140), and Ren Zhengfei (1944). After him are Ma Dai (183), Khutughtu Khan Kusala (1300), Li Qiang (1959), Emperor Wu of Song (363), Jacques Mayol (1927), and Han Gan (706).

Others born in China

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In China

Among military personnels born in China, Qi Jiguang ranks 33. Before him are He Jin (135), Yoshiko Kawashima (1907), Xiahou Yuan (200), Xu Chu (200), Lian Po (-250), and Yu Jin (200). After him are Ma Dai (183), Gao Shun (200), Zhou Tai (163), Zhuge Jin (174), Deng Ai (197), and Yue Jin (200).

Chinese born Military Personnels

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous