POLITICIAN

Sima Guang

1019 - 1086

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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 192,795 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Sima Guang is the 3,560th most popular politician (up from 3,749th in 2019), the 273rd most popular biography from China (up from 281st in 2019) and the 168th 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.

Memorability Metrics

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  • 61.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sima Guang ranks 3,560 out of 19,576. Before him are James II of Majorca, Anna Dostoevskaya, Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Ambiorix, Chlothar IV, and Bagrat III of Georgia. After him are Memnon, Ardashir III, Gongyang of Goryeo, Albert III, Duke of Saxony, Ruzi Ying, and Marie Angélique de Scorailles.

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Contemporaries

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 Suleiman ibn Qutulmish, Canute IV of Denmark, and Wang Anshi. After him are William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine, Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg, Judith of Bohemia, Richilde, Countess of Hainaut, Gregory Pakourianos, and Yaropolk Izyaslavich.

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In China

Among people born in China, Sima Guang ranks 273 out of 1,610. Before him are Lu Xun (183), Gan Ning (175), Xiao He (-257), Chen Duxiu (1879), Qi of Xia (-2200), and Emperor Ping of Han (-9). After him are Ruzi Ying (5), Emperor Ningzong (1168), Wang Yi (1953), Emperor Houshao of Han (-196), Sima Shi (208), and Ye Jianying (1897).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Sima Guang ranks 168. Before him are Di Renjie (630), Lu Xun (183), Xiao He (-257), Chen Duxiu (1879), Qi of Xia (-2200), and Emperor Ping of Han (-9). After him are Ruzi Ying (5), Emperor Ningzong (1168), Wang Yi (1953), Emperor Houshao of Han (-196), Sima Shi (208), and Ye Jianying (1897).

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