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Yang Guifei

719 - 756

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Yang Yuhuan (Chinese: 楊玉環; 719 – 15 July 756), often known as Yang Guifei (楊貴妃, with Guifei being the highest rank for imperial consorts during her time), and known briefly by the Taoist nun name Taizhen (太真), was the beloved consort of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang during his later years. She is known as one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. During the An Lushan Rebellion, as Emperor Xuanzong and his cortege were fleeing from the capital Chang'an to Chengdu, the emperor's guards demanded that he put Yang to death because they blamed the rebellion on her cousin Yang Guozhong and the rest of her family. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yang Guifei has received more than 1,481,659 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Yang Guifei is the 1,399th most popular politician (down from 1,365th in 2019), the 94th most popular biography from China (down from 93rd in 2019) and the 59th most popular Chinese Politician.

Yang Guifei is most famous for being the consort of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yang Guifei ranks 1,399 out of 19,576. Before her are Abel, King of Denmark, Aristide Briand, Stjepan Mesić, Chlodio, Isabella Clara Eugenia, and Khalid of Saudi Arabia. After her are Lü Buwei, Elisa Bonaparte, Jeongjong of Joseon, Romano Prodi, Peter of Castile, and Shaka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 719, Yang Guifei ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 756, Yang Guifei ranks 1. After her are Ibn al-Muqaffa', Emperor Shōmu, Aistulf, Kormisosh, Galla Gaulo, Cuthred of Wessex, and Wang Changling.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yang Guifei ranks 94 out of 1,610. Before her are Hongxi Emperor (1378), Zhou Yu (175), Qu Yuan (-343), Hua Tuo (200), Walter Houser Brattain (1902), and An Lushan (702). After her are Qin Er Shi (-229), Emperor Guangwu of Han (-5), Dorgon (1612), Zhang Heng (78), Ziying (-300), and Jiajing Emperor (1507).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Yang Guifei ranks 59. Before her are Daoguang Emperor (1782), 2nd Dalai Lama (1476), Emperor Wen of Sui (541), Toghon Temür (1320), Hongxi Emperor (1378), and An Lushan (702). After her are Qin Er Shi (-229), Emperor Guangwu of Han (-5), Dorgon (1612), Ziying (-300), Jiajing Emperor (1507), and Emperor Xian of Han (181).

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