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Wen Tianxiang

1236 - 1283

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Wen Tianxiang (Chinese: 文天祥; pinyin: Wén Tiānxiáng; June 6, 1236 – January 9, 1283), noble title Duke of Xin (信國公), was a Chinese poet and politician in the last years of the Southern Song dynasty. For his resistance to Kublai Khan's invasion of the Southern Song dynasty, and for his refusal to yield to the Yuan dynasty despite being captured and tortured, he is a popular culture hero symbol of patriotism, righteousness, and resistance against tyranny in China. He is known as one of the 'Three Loyal Princes of the Song' (大宋三忠王), alongside Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wen Tianxiang has received more than 148,930 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Wen Tianxiang is the 1,441st most popular writer (up from 1,450th in 2019), the 405th most popular biography from China (down from 395th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Chinese Writer.

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  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Wen Tianxiang ranks 1,441 out of 5,755. Before him are Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger, Georges Feydeau, Du Mu, Giovannino Guareschi, Heiner Müller, and Evelyn Waugh. After him are Dorothy Parker, Christian Morgenstern, Allen Carr, Tom Wolfe, Sadriddin Ayni, and Ichiyō Higuchi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1236, Wen Tianxiang ranks 4. Before him are Violant of Aragon, Chungnyeol of Goryeo, and Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi. After him are Leo II, King of Armenia, Jacopone da Todi, Stephen the Posthumous, and Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Among people deceased in 1283, Wen Tianxiang ranks 3. Before him are Ata-Malik Juvayni and Zakariya al-Qazwini. After him are Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway, Blanche of Navarre, Duchess of Brittany, and Philip I, Latin Emperor.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wen Tianxiang ranks 405 out of 1,392. Before him are Zhao Mengfu (1254), Sima Xiangru (-179), Princess Wencheng (628), Du Mu (803), Gegeen Khan (1302), and Huiyuan (334). After him are Han Gan (706), Zhuge Jin (174), Daniel C. Tsui (1939), Mi Fu (1051), J. G. Ballard (1930), and Gengshi Emperor (null).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Wen Tianxiang ranks 31. Before him are Shi Nai'an (1296), Lu Yu (733), Liang Qichao (1873), Qiu Jin (1875), Sima Xiangru (-179), and Du Mu (803). After him are J. G. Ballard (1930), Ba Jin (1904), Gampopa (1079), Li Qingzhao (1084), Qiu Chuji (1148), and Li Yu (1610).

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