Wang Mang

Wang Mang

Wang Mang (Chinese: 王莽) (45 BC – 6 October 23 CE), courtesy name Jujun (Chinese: 巨君; pinyin: Jùjūn), was the founder and the only emperor of the short-lived Chinese Xin dynasty. He was originally an official and consort kin of the Han dynasty and later seized the throne in 9 CE. The Han dynasty was restored after his overthrow, and his rule marked the separation between the Western Han dynasty (before Xin) and Eastern Han dynasty (after Xin). Traditional Chinese historiography viewed Wang as a tyrant and usurper, while more recently, some historians have portrayed him as a visionary and selfless social reformer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wang Mang has received more than 497,919 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Wang Mang is the 1,123rd most popular politician (down from 1,094th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from China (up from 79th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Chinese Politician.

Wang Mang was most famous for the short-lived Xin Dynasty, which lasted from 9 to 23 AD.