624 - 705
Wu Zetian (17 February 624 – 16 December 705), personal name Wu Zhao, was Empress of China from 660 to 705, ruling first through others and then (from 690) in her own right. She ruled first as empress consort, through her husband Emperor Gaozong and then as an empress dowager, through her sons Emperors Zhongzong and Ruizong, from 660 to 690, not unprecedented in Chinese history. She subsequently founded and ruled as female emperor of the Wu Zhou dynasty of China from 690 to 705. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wu Zetian has received more than 4,461,122 page views. Her biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Wu Zetian is the 318th most popular politician (down from 276th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from China (down from 18th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Chinese Politician.
Wu Zetian is most famous for being the only woman in Chinese history to rule China.
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Among politicians, Wu Zetian ranks 318 out of 15,577. Before her are Haile Selassie, Lee Kuan Yew, Charles VI of France, Ertuğrul, Matthias Corvinus, and Godfrey of Bouillon. After her are Gerhard Schröder, Julian, Abdul Hamid I, Louis XII of France, Edward Heath, and Semiramis.
1892 - 1975
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 312
1923 - 2015
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 313
1368 - 1422
HPI: 75.93
Rank: 314
1198 - 1281
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 315
1443 - 1490
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 316
1060 - 1100
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 317
624 - 705
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 318
1944 - Present
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 319
331 - 363
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 320
1725 - 1789
HPI: 75.77
Rank: 321
1462 - 1515
HPI: 75.76
Rank: 322
1916 - 2005
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 323
HPI: 75.74
Rank: 324
Among people born in 624, Wu Zetian ranks 2. Before her is Hasan ibn Ali. After her are Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, Yazdegerd III, and Adomnán. Among people deceased in 705, Wu Zetian ranks 1. After her are Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Pope John VI, Tiberius III, Lambert of Maastricht, Leontios, Alpaida, and Aldfrith of Northumbria.
624 - 670
HPI: 77.47
Rank: 1
624 - 705
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 2
624 - 692
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 3
624 - 652
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 4
624 - 704
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 5
624 - 705
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 1
646 - 705
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 2
655 - 705
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 3
700 - 705
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 4
635 - 705
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 5
660 - 705
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 6
660 - 705
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 7
600 - 705
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 8
Among people born in China, Wu Zetian ranks 20 out of 1,392. Before her are Puyi (1906), Hu Jintao (1942), Empress Dowager Cixi (1835), Chiang Kai-shek (1887), Du Fu (712), and Cao Cao (155). After her are Qianlong Emperor (1711), Ip Man (1893), Xuanzang (602), Cai Lun (48), Lü Bu (161), and Guan Yu (162).
1906 - 1967
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 14
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.99
Rank: 15
1835 - 1908
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 16
1887 - 1975
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 17
712 - 770
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 18
155 - 220
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 19
624 - 705
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 20
1711 - 1799
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 21
1893 - 1972
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 22
602 - 664
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 23
48 - 121
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 24
161 - 199
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 25
162 - 220
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 26
Among politicians born in China, Wu Zetian ranks 11. Before her are Sun Yat-sen (1866), Kublai Khan (1215), Xi Jinping (1953), Puyi (1906), Hu Jintao (1942), and Empress Dowager Cixi (1835). After her are Qianlong Emperor (1711), Kangxi Emperor (1654), Liu Bei (161), Yongle Emperor (1360), Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256), and Hongwu Emperor (1328).
1866 - 1925
HPI: 79.18
Rank: 5
1215 - 1294
HPI: 78.17
Rank: 6
1953 - Present
HPI: 77.64
Rank: 7
1906 - 1967
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 8
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.99
Rank: 9
1835 - 1908
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 10
624 - 705
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 11
1711 - 1799
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 12
1654 - 1722
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 13
161 - 223
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 14
1360 - 1424
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 15
256 BC - 195 BC
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 16
1328 - 1398
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 17