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POLITICIAN

Wang Zhengjun

71 BC - 13

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Wang Zhengjun (Chinese: 王政君; 71 BC – 3 February 13 AD), officially Empress Xiaoyuan (孝元皇后), later and more commonly known as Grand Empress Dowager Wang, born in Yuancheng (modern Handan, Hebei), was an empress during the Western Han dynasty of China, who played important roles during the reigns of five successive Han emperors (her husband, son, two stepgrandsons, and stepgreat-grandnephew) and later (according to traditional historians, unwittingly) led to the usurpation of the throne by her nephew Wang Mang. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wang Zhengjun has received more than 55,026 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Wang Zhengjun is the 5,664th most popular politician (up from 5,703rd in 2019), the 435th most popular biography from China (down from 434th in 2019) and the 260th most popular Chinese Politician.

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  • 55k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wang Zhengjun ranks 5,664 out of 15,577Before her are Pacorus II, Cao Zhang, Bolesław V the Chaste, Wilhelm Stuckart, Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, and Henry IV, Count of Luxembourg. After her are Djedkare Shemai, Saitō Makoto, Al-Muazzam Turanshah, Tai Geng, Mohammed Badie, and Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 71 BC, Wang Zhengjun ranks 1 Among people deceased in 13, Wang Zhengjun ranks 1

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In China

Among people born in China, Wang Zhengjun ranks 435 out of 1,392Before her are Cangjie (-2650), Wei Qing (-150), Chen Sheng (-250), Li Qingzhao (1084), Zhang Chunqiao (1917), and Cao Zhang (190). After her are Zhou Dunyi (1017), Shih Kien (1913), Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei (408), Yuen Woo-ping (1945), Sheng Shicai (1895), and Gan Ying (100).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Wang Zhengjun ranks 260Before her are Emperor Chong of Han (143), Yang Kaihui (1901), Demchugdongrub (1902), Langdarma (803), Zhang Chunqiao (1917), and Cao Zhang (190). After her are Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei (408), Sheng Shicai (1895), Yao Wenyuan (1931), Hong Tianguifu (1849), Jia Sidao (1213), and Emperor Wen of Liu Song (407).