POLITICIAN
Yelü Dashi
1087 - 1143
Yelü Dashi
Yelü Dashi (Chinese: 耶律大石; pinyin: Yēlǜ Dàshí; Wade–Giles: Yeh-Lü Ta-Shih; alternatively Chinese: 耶律達實; pinyin: Yēlǜ Dáshí), courtesy name Zhongde (重德), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Dezong of Western Liao (西遼德宗), was the founder of the Western Liao dynasty (Qara Khitai). He initially ruled as king from 1124 to 1132, then as emperor from 1132 to 1143. He was also known in Muslim sources as Nūshī Taifū, Qushqin Taifū or Qushqīn, son of Baighū. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yelü Dashi has received more than 133,970 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Yelü Dashi is the 3,177th most popular politician (up from 3,696th in 2019).
Yelü dashi is most famous for being the founder of the Yelü clan, which was a ruling clan in the Liao Dynasty.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
61.88
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
6.64
Effective Languages (L*)
2.04
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Yelü Dashi ranks 3,177 out of 15,577. Before him are Sa'id of Egypt, Nicola Amati, Al-Muqtadir, Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Hetepheres I, and Demetris Christofias. After him are Sobekneferu, Neriglissar, Gustav Ritter von Kahr, Eisaku Satō, Ayaz Mutallibov, and Philip III of Navarre.
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Sa'id of Egypt
1822 - 1863
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 3,171
Nicola Amati
1596 - 1684
HPI: 61.90
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Al-Muqtadir
895 - 932
HPI: 61.89
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1100 - 1173
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Rank: 3,175
Demetris Christofias
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HPI: 61.89
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Yelü Dashi
1087 - 1143
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 3,177
Sobekneferu
1900 BC - 1785 BC
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 3,178
Neriglissar
600 BC - 556 BC
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 3,179
Gustav Ritter von Kahr
1862 - 1934
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 3,180
Eisaku Satō
1901 - 1975
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 3,181
Ayaz Mutallibov
1938 - 2022
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 3,182
Philip III of Navarre
1306 - 1343
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 3,183
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1087, Yelü Dashi ranks 3. Before him are John II Komnenos and Imad ad-Din Zengi. After him is Richenza of Northeim. Among people deceased in 1143, Yelü Dashi ranks 4. Before him are John II Komnenos, Pope Innocent II, and Fulk, King of Jerusalem. After him are Agnes of Waiblingen, Ali ibn Yusuf, Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy, Gertrude of Süpplingenburg, and Ermesinde of Luxembourg, Countess of Namur.
Others Born in 1087
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John II Komnenos
1087 - 1143
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 1
Imad ad-Din Zengi
1087 - 1146
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 2
Yelü Dashi
1087 - 1143
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 3
Richenza of Northeim
1087 - 1141
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 4
Others Deceased in 1143
Go to all RankingsJohn II Komnenos
1087 - 1143
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 1
Pope Innocent II
1100 - 1143
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 2
Fulk, King of Jerusalem
1092 - 1143
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 3
Yelü Dashi
1087 - 1143
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 4
Agnes of Waiblingen
1072 - 1143
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 5
Ali ibn Yusuf
1083 - 1143
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 6
Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy
1085 - 1143
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 7
Gertrude of Süpplingenburg
1115 - 1143
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 8
Ermesinde of Luxembourg, Countess of Namur
1080 - 1143
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 9
