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Qianlong Emperor

1711 - 1799

Qianlong Emperor

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 4,303,253 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Qianlong Emperor is the 333rd most popular politician (down from 330th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from China (down from 21st in 2019) and the 11th most popular Chinese Politician.

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

Memorability Metrics

4.3M
Page Views (PV)
75.55
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
58
Languages Editions (L)
6.69
Effective Languages (L*)
3.35
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Qianlong Emperor ranks 333 out of 19,576. Before him are Stephen I of Hungary, Joachim Murat, Ahmed III, Park Chung-hee, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Cardinal Mazarin. After him are Joachim von Ribbentrop, Lyndon B. Johnson, Mehmed V, Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, Edward VI of England, and Raúl Castro.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Stephen I of Hungary
975 - 1038
HPI: 75.58
Rank: 327
Joachim Murat
1767 - 1815
HPI: 75.58
Rank: 328
Ahmed III
1673 - 1736
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 329
Park Chung-hee
1917 - 1979
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 330
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
1640 - 1705
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 331
Cardinal Mazarin
1602 - 1661
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 332
Qianlong Emperor
1711 - 1799
HPI: 75.55
Rank: 333
Joachim von Ribbentrop
1893 - 1946
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 334
Lyndon B. Johnson
1908 - 1973
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 335
Mehmed V
1844 - 1918
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 336
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
1552 - 1612
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 337
Edward VI of England
1537 - 1553
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 338
Raúl Castro
1931 - Present
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 339

Contemporaries

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

Others Born in 1711

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David Hume
PHILOSOPHER
1711 - 1776
HPI: 80.25
Rank: 1
Qianlong Emperor
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1799
HPI: 75.55
Rank: 2
Mikhail Lomonosov
PHYSICIST
1711 - 1765
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 3
Roger Joseph Boscovich
ASTRONOMER
1711 - 1787
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 4
Laura Bassi
PHYSICIST
1711 - 1778
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 5
William IV, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1751
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 6
Barbara of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1758
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 7
Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1794
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 8
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
WRITER
1711 - 1780
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 9
Ablai Khan
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1781
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 10
Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine
NOBLEMAN
1711 - 1741
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 11
Georg Wilhelm Richmann
PHYSICIST
1711 - 1753
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 12