1019 - 1086
Sima Guang (17 November 1019 – 11 October 1086), courtesy name Junshi, was a Chinese historian, politician, and writer. He was a high-ranking Song dynasty scholar-official who authored the Zizhi Tongjian, a monumental work of history. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sima Guang has received more than 181,104 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Sima Guang is the 3,759th most popular politician (down from 3,491st in 2019), the 282nd most popular biography from China (down from 274th in 2019) and the 178th most popular Chinese Politician.
Sima Guang was the author of the Zizhi Tongjian, a monumental work of history that covers the period from 403 to 959 CE. The Zizhi Tongjian is the most important source for the history of China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
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Among politicians, Sima Guang ranks 3,759 out of 15,577. Before him are Jean Bart, Guy, Count of Flanders, Chen Duxiu, Francis V, Duke of Modena, Aaron Burr, and Ivan Sirko. After him are Al-Ashraf Khalil, Prince Valdemar of Denmark, Tissaphernes, Thamphthis, Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony, and Yitzhak Navon.
1650 - 1702
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 3,753
1226 - 1305
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 3,754
1879 - 1942
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 3,755
1819 - 1875
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 3,756
1756 - 1836
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 3,757
1610 - 1680
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 3,758
1019 - 1086
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 3,759
1260 - 1293
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 3,760
1858 - 1939
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 3,761
445 BC - 395 BC
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 3,762
2600 BC - 2560 BC
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 3,763
1759 - 1838
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 3,764
1921 - 2015
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 3,765
Among people born in 1019, Sima Guang ranks 1. After him are Munjong of Goryeo, Theobald III, Count of Blois, and Zeng Gong. Among people deceased in 1086, Sima Guang ranks 4. Before him are Canute IV of Denmark, Suleiman ibn Qutulmish, and Wang Anshi. After him are William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine, Judith of Bohemia, Yaropolk Izyaslavich, Gregory Pakourianos, Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg, and Richilde, Countess of Hainaut.
1019 - 1086
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 1
1019 - 1083
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 2
1019 - 1089
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 3
1019 - 1083
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 4
1043 - 1086
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 1
1100 - 1086
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 2
1021 - 1086
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 3
1019 - 1086
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 4
1024 - 1086
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 5
1056 - 1086
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 6
1043 - 1086
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 7
1100 - 1086
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 8
1040 - 1086
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 9
1100 - 1086
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 10
Among people born in China, Sima Guang ranks 282 out of 1,392. Before him are Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837), Ma Teng (156), Jacques Mayol (1927), Yoshiko Kawashima (1907), Linji Yixuan (850), and Chen Duxiu (1879). After him are Ban Zhao (45), Emperor Zhang of Han (57), Meng Huo (101), Ei-ichi Negishi (1935), Zu Chongzhi (429), and Ai Weiwei (1957).
1837 - 1881
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 276
156 - 212
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 277
1927 - 2001
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 278
1907 - 1948
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 279
850 - 866
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 280
1879 - 1942
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 281
1019 - 1086
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 282
45 - 115
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 283
57 - 88
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 284
101 - 300
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 285
1935 - 2021
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 286
429 - 500
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 287
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 288
Among politicians born in China, Sima Guang ranks 178. Before him are Sima Shi (208), Emperor Wuzong of Tang (814), Emperor Gong of Song (1271), Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837), Ma Teng (156), and Chen Duxiu (1879). After him are Emperor Zhang of Han (57), Xun Yu (163), Zhu Rongji (1928), Li Yuanhong (1864), Xi Zhongxun (1913), and Jangsu of Goguryeo (394).
208 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 172
814 - 846
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 173
1271 - 1323
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 174
1837 - 1881
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 175
156 - 212
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 176
1879 - 1942
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 177
1019 - 1086
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 178
57 - 88
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 179
163 - 212
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 180
1928 - Present
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 181
1864 - 1928
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 182
1913 - 2002
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 183
394 - 491
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 184