1360 - 1424
The Yongle Emperor (2 May 1360 – 12 August 1424), personal name Zhu Di (Chinese: 朱棣; pinyin: Zhū Dì; Wade–Giles: Chu Ti), was the third emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 1424. Zhu Di was the fourth son of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dynasty. He was originally enfeoffed as the Prince of Yan (燕王) in May 1370, with the capital of his princedom at Beiping (modern Beijing). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yongle Emperor has received more than 1,653,883 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Yongle Emperor is the 410th most popular politician (up from 455th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from China (up from 33rd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Chinese Politician.
Yongle emperor is most famous for building the Forbidden City, which is the imperial palace in Beijing.
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Among politicians, Yongle Emperor ranks 410 out of 15,577. Before him are Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Charles III of Spain, Louis Bonaparte, Louis VIII of France, George III of the United Kingdom, and Baibars. After him are Oleg of Novgorod, José Mujica, Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, George II of Great Britain, Severus Alexander, and Albert II of Belgium.
1924 - 2015
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 404
1716 - 1788
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 405
1778 - 1846
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 406
1187 - 1226
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 407
1738 - 1820
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 408
1223 - 1277
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 409
1360 - 1424
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 410
900 - 912
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 411
1935 - Present
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 412
1557 - 1619
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 413
1683 - 1760
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 414
208 - 235
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 415
1934 - Present
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 416
Among people born in 1360, Yongle Emperor ranks 1. After him are Andrei Rublev, Jan Žižka, Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici, Philippa of Lancaster, Ulrich von Jungingen, Klaus Störtebeker, Cennino Cennini, Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy, Nuno Álvares Pereira, Joseph II of Constantinople, and Caterina Visconti. Among people deceased in 1424, Yongle Emperor ranks 1. After him are Jan Žižka, Ernest, Duke of Austria, Margaret of Bavaria, Muzio Attendolo Sforza, and Emperor Go-Kameyama.
1360 - 1424
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 1
1360 - 1428
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 2
1360 - 1424
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 3
1360 - 1429
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 4
1360 - 1415
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 5
1360 - 1410
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 6
1360 - 1401
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 7
1360 - 1440
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 8
1360 - 1391
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 9
1360 - 1431
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 10
1360 - 1439
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 11
1360 - 1404
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 12
1360 - 1424
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 1
1360 - 1424
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 2
1377 - 1424
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 3
1363 - 1424
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4
1369 - 1424
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 5
1347 - 1424
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 6
Among people born in China, Yongle Emperor ranks 29 out of 1,392. Before him are Xuanzang (602), Cai Lun (48), Lü Bu (161), Guan Yu (162), Kangxi Emperor (1654), and Liu Bei (161). After him are Li Ching-Yuen (1677), Mencius (-372), Zhuang Zhou (-369), Zhuge Liang (181), Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256), and Hongwu Emperor (1328).
602 - 664
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 23
48 - 121
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 24
161 - 199
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 25
162 - 220
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 26
1654 - 1722
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 27
161 - 223
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 28
1360 - 1424
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 29
1677 - 1933
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 30
372 BC - 289 BC
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 31
369 BC - 286 BC
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 32
181 - 234
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 33
256 BC - 195 BC
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 34
1328 - 1398
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 35
Among politicians born in China, Yongle Emperor ranks 15. Before him are Hu Jintao (1942), Empress Dowager Cixi (1835), Wu Zetian (624), Qianlong Emperor (1711), Kangxi Emperor (1654), and Liu Bei (161). After him are Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256), Hongwu Emperor (1328), Jiang Zemin (1926), Zhou Enlai (1898), Emperor Wu of Han (-156), and Emperor Taizong of Tang (598).
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.99
Rank: 9
1835 - 1908
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 10
624 - 705
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 11
1711 - 1799
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 12
1654 - 1722
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 13
161 - 223
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 14
1360 - 1424
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 15
256 BC - 195 BC
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 16
1328 - 1398
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 17
1926 - 2022
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 18
1898 - 1976
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 19
156 BC - 87 BC
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 20
598 - 649
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 21