MILITARY PERSONNEL

Xu Da

1332 - 1385

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Xu Da (1332–1385), courtesy name Tiande, known by his title as Duke of Wei (魏國公), later posthumously as Prince of Zhongshan (中山王), was a Chinese military general and official who lived in the late Yuan dynasty and early Ming dynasty. He was a friend of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder and first ruler of the Ming dynasty, and assisted him in overthrowing the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty and establishing the Ming dynasty. He was also the father of Empress Xu, who married the third Ming ruler, the Yongle Emperor, and maternal grandfather of the Hongxi Emperor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Xu Da has received more than 92,197 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Xu Da is the 702nd most popular military personnel (down from 642nd in 2019), the 480th most popular biography from China (down from 427th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Chinese Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Xu Da ranks 702 out of 2,058. Before her are Abner Doubleday, Ludwig von Benedek, Sergey Gorshkov, Wilhelm Schepmann, Gordon Gollob, and Bardas Skleros. After her are Jean-Baptiste Bessières, Takeo Kurita, Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow, Stanisław Sosabowski, Nikolai Ogarkov, and Momčilo Đujić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1332, Xu Da ranks 6. Before her are Ibn Khaldun, John V Palaiologos, Charles II of Navarre, Theodora Kantakouzene, and Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia. After her are Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg, Vladislaus II of Opole, Muhammad VI of Granada, Franco Sacchetti, Pero López de Ayala, and William Langland. Among people deceased in 1385, Xu Da ranks 3. Before her are Andronikos IV Palaiologos, and Bernabò Visconti. After her are Joan of Kent, Wang Meng, and Balša II.

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In China

Among people born in China, Xu Da ranks 480 out of 1,610. Before her are Hu Shih (1891), Chen Cheng (1897), Rinchinbal Khan (1326), Chen Yi (1901), Guo Shoujing (1231), and Hong Tianguifu (1849). After her are Emperor Yizong of Tang (833), Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei (408), Yuen Woo-ping (1945), Yen Chia-kan (1905), Langdarma (803), and Ni Zan (1301).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In China

Among military personnels born in China, Xu Da ranks 46. Before her are Gongsun Zan (null), Huang Gai (145), Pang De (170), Wei Qing (-150), Lei Feng (1940), and Ling Tong (189). After her are Chen Youliang (1320), Qin Liangyu (1574), Osman Batur (1899), Gongsun Du (200), Ding Ruchang (1836), and Fritz-Julius Lemp (1913).

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