1856 - 1875
The Tongzhi Emperor (27 April 1856 – 12 January 1875), also known by his temple name Emperor Muzong of Qing, personal name Zaichun, was the ninth Emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the eighth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. His reign, from 1861 to 1875, which effectively lasted through his adolescence, was largely overshadowed by the rule of his mother, Empress Dowager Cixi. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tongzhi Emperor has received more than 1,091,778 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 40 in 2019). Tongzhi Emperor is the 1,380th most popular politician (down from 1,262nd in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from China (down from 93rd in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Chinese Politician.
The Tongzhi Emperor was the only emperor in the Qing Dynasty who was not the son of his predecessor. He ascended to the throne at the age of five and ruled for only six years. The Tongzhi Emperor is most famous for his attempts to institute reforms that would have modernized China.
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Among politicians, Tongzhi Emperor ranks 1,380 out of 15,577. Before him are Lothair of France, Kurt Georg Kiesinger, Æthelred I, King of Wessex, Alfonso V of Aragon, Anastasios II, and Cyrus the Younger. After him are Baldwin II of Jerusalem, Valerius Severus, Octavia the Younger, Empress Myeongseong, Seongjong of Joseon, and Yeonsangun of Joseon.
941 - 986
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 1,374
1904 - 1988
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 1,375
837 - 871
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 1,376
1396 - 1458
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 1,377
700 - 719
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 1,378
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 1,379
1856 - 1875
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 1,380
1060 - 1131
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 1,381
300 - 307
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 1,382
69 BC - 11 BC
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 1,383
1851 - 1895
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 1,384
1457 - 1495
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 1,385
1476 - 1506
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 1,386
Among people born in 1856, Tongzhi Emperor ranks 14. Before him are Louis Sullivan, Archduchess Gisela of Austria, Robert Peary, Napoléon, Prince Imperial, Emil Kraepelin, and Georgi Plekhanov. After him are Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, Ivan Franko, Svetozar Boroević, Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia, and Robert Nivelle. Among people deceased in 1875, Tongzhi Emperor ranks 7. Before him are Hans Christian Andersen, Georges Bizet, Ferdinand I of Austria, Jean-François Millet, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, and Andrew Johnson. After him are Charles Lyell, Isaac Singer, Éliphas Lévi, John Edward Gray, Charles Wheatstone, and Heinrich Louis d'Arrest.
1856 - 1924
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 8
1856 - 1932
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 9
1856 - 1920
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 10
1856 - 1879
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 11
1856 - 1926
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 12
1856 - 1918
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 13
1856 - 1875
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 14
1856 - 1920
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 15
1856 - 1921
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 16
1856 - 1916
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 17
1856 - 1920
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 18
1856 - 1929
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 19
1856 - 1924
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 20
1805 - 1875
HPI: 87.84
Rank: 1
1838 - 1875
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 2
1793 - 1875
HPI: 77.62
Rank: 3
1814 - 1875
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 4
1796 - 1875
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 5
1808 - 1875
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 6
1856 - 1875
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 7
1797 - 1875
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 8
1811 - 1875
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 9
1810 - 1875
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 10
1800 - 1875
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 11
1802 - 1875
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 12
1822 - 1875
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 13
Among people born in China, Tongzhi Emperor ranks 95 out of 1,392. Before him are Toghon Temür (1320), Yang Shangkun (1907), Qin Er Shi (-229), An Lushan (702), Yang Guifei (719), and Zhang Heng (78). After him are Soong Ching-ling (1893), Hua Tuo (200), Qu Yuan (-343), 13th Dalai Lama (1876), Milarepa (1052), and Wu Cheng'en (1500).
1320 - 1370
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 89
1907 - 1998
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 90
229 BC - 207 BC
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 91
702 - 757
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 92
719 - 756
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 93
78 - 139
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 94
1856 - 1875
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 95
1893 - 1981
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 96
200 - 208
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 97
343 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 98
1876 - 1933
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 99
1052 - 1135
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 100
1500 - 1582
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 101
Among politicians born in China, Tongzhi Emperor ranks 63. Before him are Emperor Xian of Han (181), Toghon Temür (1320), Yang Shangkun (1907), Qin Er Shi (-229), An Lushan (702), and Yang Guifei (719). After him are Soong Ching-ling (1893), Emperor Yang of Sui (569), Jingtai Emperor (1428), Lin Biao (1907), Jiang Ziya (-1090), and Jiajing Emperor (1507).
181 - 234
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 57
1320 - 1370
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 58
1907 - 1998
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 59
229 BC - 207 BC
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 60
702 - 757
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 61
719 - 756
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 62
1856 - 1875
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 63
1893 - 1981
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 64
569 - 617
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 65
1428 - 1457
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 66
1907 - 1971
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 67
1090 BC - 1015 BC
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 68
1507 - 1567
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 69