POLITICIAN

Wei Zheng

580 - 643

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Wei Zheng (580 – 11 February 643), courtesy name Xuancheng, posthumous name Duke Wenzhen of Zheng, was a Chinese politician and historian. He served as a chancellor of the Tang dynasty for about 13 years during the reign of Emperor Taizong. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wei Zheng has received more than 124,341 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Wei Zheng is the 5,555th most popular politician (down from 5,068th in 2019), the 429th most popular biography from China (down from 383rd in 2019) and the 254th most popular Chinese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wei Zheng ranks 5,555 out of 19,576. Before him are Gerardo Machado, Anton Mussert, Ar-Rashid, Valerius Gratus, Gulzarilal Nanda, and Michael of Chernigov. After him are Antoine, Duke of Lorraine, Alexander Stubb, Leo I of Galicia, Maria of Montferrat, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica, and Magnus VI of Norway.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 580, Wei Zheng ranks 8. Before him are Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, Maximus the Confessor, Amr ibn al-As, Theophylact Simocatta, and Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh. After him are Abu Darda, George of Pisidia, Saʽd ibn ʽUbadah, Unknown Archon, and Fabia Eudokia. Among people deceased in 643, Wei Zheng ranks 2. Before him is Abdullah ibn Salam.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wei Zheng ranks 429 out of 1,610. Before him are Huang Gai (145), Qiu Chuji (1148), Liu Xiang (-77), Li Qingzhao (1084), Emperor Wen of Liu Song (407), and Ma Yuan (1160). After him are Lu You (1125), Helü of Wu (-550), Yan Xishan (1883), Dazu Huike (487), Soong Ai-ling (1888), and Yuen Biao (1957).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Wei Zheng ranks 254. Before him are Emperor Jingzong of Tang (809), Zhang Lu (101), Bo Xilai (1949), Emperor Chong of Han (143), Liu Xiang (-77), and Emperor Wen of Liu Song (407). After him are Helü of Wu (-550), Yan Xishan (1883), Soong Ai-ling (1888), Huo Guang (-150), Wang Zhengjun (-71), and Feng Yuxiang (1882).

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