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Yelü Chucai

1189 - 1243

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Yelü Chucai (Chinese: 耶律楚材; pinyin: Yēlǜ Chǔcái; Mongolian: Urtu Saqaltu "Longbeard", written in Chinese characters as "吾圖撒合里", July 24, 1190 – June 20, 1244), courtesy name Jinqing (Chinese: 晉卿), was a Khitan statesman from the imperial clan of the Liao dynasty, who became a vigorous adviser and administrator of the early Mongol Empire in the Confucian tradition. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yelü Chucai has received more than 145,433 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Yelü Chucai is the 4,361st most popular politician (down from 4,139th in 2019), the 331st most popular biography from China (down from 324th in 2019) and the 210th most popular Chinese Politician.

Yelü chucai was a Tang dynasty Buddhist monk who was famous for his translation of Buddhist scriptures into Chinese.

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  • 59.58

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  • 17

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  • 5.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.71

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yelü Chucai ranks 4,361 out of 15,577. Before him are Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen, Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen, Isabella, Queen of Armenia, John George II, Elector of Saxony, Anastasia of Kiev, and John Dickinson. After him are Paolo Gentiloni, Ibn Tumart, Shintaro Ishihara, Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine, Igor Ivanov, and John Hawkwood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1189, Yelü Chucai ranks 1. After him are Al-Mansur Nasir al-Din Muhammad and Skule Bårdsson. Among people deceased in 1243, Yelü Chucai ranks 2. Before him is Hedwig of Silesia. After him are Herman V, Margrave of Baden-Baden and Indravarman II.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yelü Chucai ranks 331 out of 1,392. Before him are Taishi Ci (166), Zhao Tuo (-230), Trisong Detsen (742), Duke Huan of Qi (-800), Bao Xishun (1951), and Jia Xu (147). After him are Lu Ban (-507), Terence Young (1915), Duan Qirui (1865), Shi Nai'an (1296), Yu Jin (200), and Gongsun Zan (null).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Yelü Chucai ranks 210. Before him are Huang Chao (801), Taishi Ci (166), Zhao Tuo (-230), Trisong Detsen (742), Duke Huan of Qi (-800), and Jia Xu (147). After him are Duan Qirui (1865), Zeng Guofan (1811), Emperor Zhaozong of Tang (867), Mao Anying (1922), Emperor Muzong of Tang (795), and Emperor Shun of Han (115).

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