1360 - 1424
The Yongle Emperor (pronounced [jʊ̀ŋ.lɤ̂], yong-luh; 2 May 1360 – 12 August 1424) — personal name Zhu Di (WG: 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 948,344 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Yongle Emperor is the 455th most popular politician (down from 413th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from China (down from 31st in 2019) and the 17th 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 455 out of 15,710. Before him are Vladimir the Great, Ludwig II of Bavaria, John, King of England, Safiye Sultan, Tomyris, and Boris Godunov. After him are Merneptah, Constantius II, Æthelstan, Ecgberht, King of Wessex, Georges Pompidou, and Charles III of Spain.
958 - 1015
HPI: 79.74
Rank: 449
1845 - 1886
HPI: 79.74
Rank: 450
1166 - 1216
HPI: 79.74
Rank: 451
1550 - 1619
HPI: 79.73
Rank: 452
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 79.73
Rank: 453
1552 - 1605
HPI: 79.73
Rank: 454
1360 - 1424
HPI: 79.71
Rank: 455
1300 BC - 1203 BC
HPI: 79.70
Rank: 456
317 - 361
HPI: 79.69
Rank: 457
895 - 939
HPI: 79.68
Rank: 458
800 - 839
HPI: 79.68
Rank: 459
1911 - 1974
HPI: 79.68
Rank: 460
1716 - 1788
HPI: 79.67
Rank: 461
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, Cennino Cennini, Klaus Störtebeker, Nuno Álvares Pereira, Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy, Joseph II of Constantinople, and Dorotea Bucca. 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: 79.71
Rank: 1
1360 - 1428
HPI: 78.88
Rank: 2
1360 - 1424
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 3
1360 - 1429
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 4
1360 - 1415
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 5
1360 - 1410
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 6
1360 - 1440
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 7
1360 - 1401
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 8
1360 - 1431
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 9
1360 - 1391
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 10
1360 - 1439
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 11
1360 - 1436
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 12
1360 - 1424
HPI: 79.71
Rank: 1
1360 - 1424
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 2
1377 - 1424
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 3
1363 - 1424
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 4
1369 - 1424
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 5
1347 - 1424
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 6
Among people born in China, Yongle Emperor ranks 33 out of 1,186. Before him are Liu Bei (161), Guan Yu (162), Du Fu (712), Zhuang Zhou (-369), Hongwu Emperor (1328), and Jiang Zemin (1926). After him are Emperor Taizong of Tang (598), Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256), Toshiro Mifune (1920), Lü Bu (161), Emperor Wu of Han (-156), and Zhu Xi (1130).
161 - 223
HPI: 80.74
Rank: 27
162 - 220
HPI: 80.69
Rank: 28
712 - 770
HPI: 80.25
Rank: 29
369 BC - 286 BC
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 30
1328 - 1398
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 31
1926 - Present
HPI: 79.84
Rank: 32
1360 - 1424
HPI: 79.71
Rank: 33
598 - 649
HPI: 79.64
Rank: 34
256 BC - 195 BC
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 35
1920 - 1997
HPI: 79.49
Rank: 36
161 - 199
HPI: 79.26
Rank: 37
156 BC - 87 BC
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 38
1130 - 1200
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 39
Among politicians born in China, Yongle Emperor ranks 17. Before him are Hu Jintao (1942), Kangxi Emperor (1654), Qianlong Emperor (1711), Liu Bei (161), Hongwu Emperor (1328), and Jiang Zemin (1926). After him are Emperor Taizong of Tang (598), Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256), Emperor Wu of Han (-156), Zhou Enlai (1898), Yongzheng Emperor (1678), and Sun Quan (182).
1942 - Present
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 11
1654 - 1722
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 12
1711 - 1799
HPI: 81.22
Rank: 13
161 - 223
HPI: 80.74
Rank: 14
1328 - 1398
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 15
1926 - Present
HPI: 79.84
Rank: 16
1360 - 1424
HPI: 79.71
Rank: 17
598 - 649
HPI: 79.64
Rank: 18
256 BC - 195 BC
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 19
156 BC - 87 BC
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 20
1898 - 1976
HPI: 79.16
Rank: 21
1678 - 1735
HPI: 79.13
Rank: 22
182 - 252
HPI: 78.52
Rank: 23