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Temür Khan

1265 - 1307

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Öljeyitü Khan (Mongolian: Өлзийт; Mongolian script: ᠥᠯᠵᠡᠶᠢᠲᠦ Öljeyitü; Chinese: 完澤篤汗), born Temür (Mongolian: Төмөр ᠲᠡᠮᠦᠷ; Chinese: 鐵穆耳; 15 October 1265 – 10 February 1307), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Chengzong of Yuan (Chinese: 元成宗; pinyin: Yuán Chéngzōng; Wade–Giles: Yüan2 Ch'eng2-tsung1), was the second emperor of the Yuan dynasty of China, ruling from 10 May 1294 to 10 February 1307. Apart from being the Emperor of China, he is considered as the sixth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, although it was only nominal due to the division of the empire. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Temür Khan has received more than 1,825,907 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Temür Khan is the 1,550th most popular politician (up from 1,693rd in 2019), the 110th most popular biography from China (up from 125th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular Chinese Politician.

Temür Khan was the grandson of Genghis Khan, and the great-grandson of Ögedei Khan. He became the first emperor of the Yuan dynasty in 1271. He is most famous for being the first emperor of the Yuan dynasty.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Temür Khan ranks 1,550 out of 19,576Before him are Béla III of Hungary, Bumin Qaghan, Khaled Mashal, Mohammed Zahir Shah, Ahmad Shah Massoud, and Soong Mei-ling. After him are Vallabhbhai Patel, Khasekhemwy, Qutuz, Harsha, Crixus, and Ismail Ibn Sharif.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1265, Temür Khan ranks 4Before him are Dante Alighieri, Duns Scotus, and Beatrice Portinari. After him are Andrew III of Hungary, Alfonso III of Aragon, Henry of Bohemia, Emperor Fushimi, Ramon Muntaner, Lucia, Countess of Tripoli, María de Molina, and Otto III, Duke of Carinthia. Among people deceased in 1307, Temür Khan ranks 2Before him is Edward I of England. After him are Rudolf I of Bohemia, Fra Dolcino, Anna of Hohenstaufen, Catherine I, Latin Empress, Abu Yaqub Yusuf an-Nasr, Hethum II, King of Armenia, Benedetto I Zaccaria, Duwa, Theodoric IV, Landgrave of Lusatia, and Hugh II, Count of Blois.

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In China

Among people born in China, Temür Khan ranks 110 out of 1,610Before him are 13th Dalai Lama (1876), Yu the Great (-2123), Jingtai Emperor (1428), Yuan Shao (154), Lin Biao (1907), and Soong Mei-ling (1897). After him are Zhao Yun (168), Hu Yaobang (1915), I. M. Pei (1917), Luo Guanzhong (1330), Li Keqiang (1955), and Wu Cheng'en (1500).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Temür Khan ranks 73Before him are King Wu of Zhou (-1150), Yu the Great (-2123), Jingtai Emperor (1428), Yuan Shao (154), Lin Biao (1907), and Soong Mei-ling (1897). After him are Hu Yaobang (1915), Li Keqiang (1955), Empress Lü (-241), Li Zicheng (1606), Zhao Ziyang (1919), and Bao Zheng (999).