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Taichang Emperor

1582 - 1620

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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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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Taichang Emperor ranks 2,185 out of 15,577Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1582, Taichang Emperor ranks 3Before 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 5Before 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.

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In China

Among people born in China, Taichang Emperor ranks 171 out of 1,392Before 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).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Taichang Emperor ranks 114Before 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).