POLITICIAN

Shangguan Wan'er

664 - 710

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Shangguan Wan'er (664 – 21 July 710) was a Chinese politician, poet, and imperial consort of the Wu Zhou and Tang dynasties. Described as a "female prime minister," Shangguan rose from modest origins as a palace servant to become secretary and leading advisor to Empress Wu Zetian of Zhou. Under Empress Wu, Shangguan exercised responsibility for drafting imperial edicts and earned approbation for her writing style. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shangguan Wan'er has received more than 138,581 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Shangguan Wan'er is the 7,027th most popular politician (up from 7,117th in 2019), the 526th most popular biography from China (down from 515th in 2019) and the 306th most popular Chinese Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Shangguan Wan'er ranks 7,027 out of 19,576. Before her are William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, Kamehameha II, John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, Conrad I, Duke of Bohemia, and John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury. After her are Fortún Garcés of Pamplona, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Giorgi Saakadze, Emperor An of Jin, Nikos Sampson, and Vladimir Purishkevich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 664, Shangguan Wan'er ranks 2. Before her is Pope Constantine.  Among people deceased in 710, Shangguan Wan'er ranks 5. Before her are Saint Giles, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Wittiza, and Rupert of Salzburg. After her are Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, and Adrian of Canterbury.

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In China

Among people born in China, Shangguan Wan'er ranks 526 out of 1,610. Before her are Qin Liangyu (1574), Dong Yuan (932), Lin Sen (1868), Li Cunxu (885), Zheng Zhilong (1604), and Yuen Siu-tien (1912). After her are Emperor Shizong of Jin (1123), Sheng Shicai (1895), Bian Que (-401), Xu Shen (58), Wu Daozi (680), and Zhou Yongkang (1942).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Shangguan Wan'er ranks 306. Before her are Yesün Temür (1293), Feng Guozhang (1859), Wu Peifu (1874), Lin Sen (1868), Li Cunxu (885), and Zheng Zhilong (1604). After her are Emperor Shizong of Jin (1123), Sheng Shicai (1895), Zhou Yongkang (1942), Zhang Juzheng (1525), He Yingqin (1890), and Guo Zongxun (953).

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