1582 - 1620
The Taichang Emperor (Chinese: 泰昌帝; pinyin: Tàichāng Dì; 28 August 1582 – 26 September 1620), personal name Zhu Changluo (Chinese: 朱常洛), was the 15th emperor of the Ming dynasty. He was the eldest son of the Wanli Emperor and succeeded his father as emperor in 1620. However, his reign came to an abrupt end less than one month after his coronation when he was found dead one morning in the palace following a bout of diarrhea. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Taichang Emperor has received more than 272,602 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Taichang Emperor is the 2,185th most popular politician (down from 1,972nd in 2019), the 171st most popular biography from China (down from 156th in 2019) and the 114th most popular Chinese Politician.
Taichang Emperor is most famous for his contributions to the arts. He was a great patron of the arts and encouraged the development of literature, painting, and calligraphy.
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Among politicians, Taichang Emperor ranks 2,185 out of 15,577. Before him are Pedro V of Portugal, Empress Go-Sakuramachi, Jang Song-thaek, Jürgen Stroop, Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Mohammad Khodabanda. After him are Vincent Auriol, Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Ajatashatru, Emperor Daizong of Tang, and William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne.
1837 - 1861
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2,179
1740 - 1813
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2,180
1946 - 2013
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2,181
1895 - 1952
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2,182
1671 - 1737
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2,183
1531 - 1595
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2,184
1582 - 1620
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,185
1884 - 1966
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,186
1434 - 1467
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,187
1934 - 2017
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,188
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 2,189
727 - 779
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 2,190
1779 - 1848
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 2,191
Among people born in 1582, Taichang Emperor ranks 3. Before him are Frans Hals and Gregorio Allegri. After him are Dmitry of Uglich, Şehzade Mahmud, George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, Giovanni Lanfranco, Bartolomeo Manfredi, John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg, David Teniers the Elder, Magdalene of Brandenburg, and Stephen Pongracz. Among people deceased in 1620, Taichang Emperor ranks 5. Before him are Mahfiruz Hatun, Simon Stevin, Wanli Emperor, and William Adams. After him are Stanisław Żółkiewski, Louise de Coligny, Carlo Saraceni, Jan Sarkander, Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, and Thomas Campion.
1582 - 1666
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 1
1582 - 1652
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 2
1582 - 1620
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 3
1582 - 1591
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 4
1582 - 1603
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 5
1582 - 1641
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 6
1582 - 1647
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 7
1582 - 1622
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 8
1582 - 1628
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 9
1582 - 1649
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 10
1582 - 1616
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 11
1582 - 1619
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 12
1590 - 1620
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 1
1548 - 1620
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 2
1563 - 1620
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 3
1564 - 1620
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 4
1582 - 1620
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 5
1547 - 1620
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 6
1555 - 1620
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 7
1579 - 1620
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 8
1576 - 1620
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 9
1582 - 1620
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 10
1560 - 1620
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 11
1567 - 1620
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 12
Among people born in China, Taichang Emperor ranks 171 out of 1,392. Before him are Bai Juyi (772), Liu Shan (207), Tang of Shang (-1601), Empress Xiaoyichun (1727), King Zhou of Shang (-1105), and Tianqi Emperor (1605). After him are Emperor Daizong of Tang (727), Huineng (638), Diaochan (null), Gwanggaeto the Great (374), Sun Bin (-401), and Je Tsongkhapa (1357).
772 - 846
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 165
207 - 271
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 166
1601 BC - 1646 BC
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 167
1727 - 1775
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 168
1105 BC - 1046 BC
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 169
1605 - 1627
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 170
1582 - 1620
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 171
727 - 779
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 172
638 - 713
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 173
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 174
374 - 413
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 175
401 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 176
1357 - 1419
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 177
Among politicians born in China, Taichang Emperor ranks 114. Before him are Wang Jingwei (1883), Liu Shan (207), Tang of Shang (-1601), Empress Xiaoyichun (1727), King Zhou of Shang (-1105), and Tianqi Emperor (1605). After him are Emperor Daizong of Tang (727), Diaochan (null), Gwanggaeto the Great (374), Jie of Xia (-1728), Emperor Xuan of Han (-91), and Emperor Zhenzong (968).
1883 - 1944
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 108
207 - 271
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 109
1601 BC - 1646 BC
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 110
1727 - 1775
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 111
1105 BC - 1046 BC
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 112
1605 - 1627
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 113
1582 - 1620
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 114
727 - 779
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 115
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 116
374 - 413
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 117
1728 BC - 1675 BC
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 118
91 BC - 49 BC
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 119
968 - 1022
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 120