POLITICIAN

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. He was the first of Genghis Khan's retainers to formulate policy during the Mongol invasions and conquests. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yelü Chucai has received more than 156,165 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Yelü Chucai is the 4,380th most popular politician (down from 4,350th in 2019), the 336th most popular biography from China (down from 330th in 2019) and the 211th 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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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yelü Chucai ranks 4,380 out of 19,576. Before him are Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco, Mihnea cel Rău, Ertuğrul Osman, Bernard of Italy, Blanche II of Navarre, and Emperor Ingyō. After him are Oskar Lafontaine, Hipólito Yrigoyen, Amalia of Oldenburg, Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine, Al-Muhtadi, and Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1189, Yelü Chucai ranks 1. After him are Al-Mansur Nasir al-Din Muhammad, Archambaud VIII of Bourbon, 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 336 out of 1,610. Before him are Huiyuan (334), Huang Chao (801), Emperor An of Han (94), Zhu Wen (852), Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837), and Meng Haoran (690). After him are Wei Zhongxian (1568), Yu Jin (200), Qian Xuesen (1911), Meng Huo (101), Duan Qirui (1865), and Zhiyi (538).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Yelü Chucai ranks 211. Before him are Princess Wencheng (628), Emperor Ai of Han (-27), Huang Chao (801), Emperor An of Han (94), Zhu Wen (852), and Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837). After him are Wei Zhongxian (1568), Duan Qirui (1865), Marquis of Haihun (-92), Huo Qubing (-140), Khutughtu Khan Kusala (1300), and Li Qiang (1959).

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