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Qianlong Emperor

1711 - 1799

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The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 1711 – 7 February 1799), also known by his temple name Emperor Gaozong of Qing, personal name Hongli, was the fifth emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. He reigned officially from 1735 until his abdication in 1796, but retained ultimate power subsequently until his death in 1799, making him one of the longest-reigning monarchs in history as well as one of the longest-lived. The fourth and favourite son of the Yongzheng Emperor, Qianlong ascended the throne in 1735. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Qianlong Emperor has received more than 4,180,050 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Qianlong Emperor is the 330th most popular politician (down from 316th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from China (up from 22nd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Chinese Politician.

Qianlong Emperor is most famous for his patronage of the arts and the construction of the Summer Palace in Beijing.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Qianlong Emperor ranks 330 out of 15,577Before him are Semiramis, Edward I of England, B. R. Ambedkar, Numa Pompilius, Edward V of England, and Charles VIII of France. After him are Leopold II of Belgium, Louis XI of France, Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Yitzhak Rabin, Alexander Dubček, and Elagabalus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1711, Qianlong Emperor ranks 2Before him is David Hume. After him are Mikhail Lomonosov, Roger Joseph Boscovich, William IV, Prince of Orange, Laura Bassi, Barbara of Portugal, Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine, Ablai Khan, and Georg Wilhelm Richmann. Among people deceased in 1799, Qianlong Emperor ranks 2Before him is George Washington. After him are Pope Pius VI, Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Pierre Beaumarchais, Tipu Sultan, Joseph Black, Lazzaro Spallanzani, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, Heshen, Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, and Horace Bénédict de Saussure.

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In China

Among people born in China, Qianlong Emperor ranks 21 out of 1,392Before him are Hu Jintao (1942), Empress Dowager Cixi (1835), Chiang Kai-shek (1887), Du Fu (712), Cao Cao (155), and Wu Zetian (624). After him are Ip Man (1893), Xuanzang (602), Cai Lun (48), Lü Bu (161), Guan Yu (162), and Kangxi Emperor (1654).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Qianlong Emperor ranks 12Before him are Kublai Khan (1215), Xi Jinping (1953), Puyi (1906), Hu Jintao (1942), Empress Dowager Cixi (1835), and Wu Zetian (624). After him are Kangxi Emperor (1654), Liu Bei (161), Yongle Emperor (1360), Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256), Hongwu Emperor (1328), and Jiang Zemin (1926).