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Yongzheng Emperor

1678 - 1735

Yongzheng Emperor

The Yongzheng Emperor (13 December 1678 – 8 October 1735), also known by his temple name Emperor Shizong of Qing, personal name Yinzhen, was the fourth emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the third Qing emperor to rule over China proper; reigning from 1722 to 1735. The fourth son of the Kangxi Emperor, Yongzheng ascended the throne following prolonged disputes over succession. A hard-working ruler, he aimed to create a more effective government, cracked down on corruption and reformed the personnel and financial administration. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yongzheng Emperor has received more than 1,866,346 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Yongzheng Emperor is the 599th most popular politician (down from 540th in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from China and the 22nd most popular Chinese Politician.

Yongzheng emperor is most famous for his economic reforms, which helped to increase the living standards of the Chinese people.

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1.9M
Page Views (PV)
72.23
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
5.23
Effective Languages (L*)
3.11
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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yongzheng Emperor ranks 599 out of 15,577. Before him are Ptolemy XIV of Egypt, Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Philip the Good, and Christian IX of Denmark. After him are Frederick IX of Denmark, Gorm the Old, Taejo of Goryeo, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Peleus.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Ptolemy XIV of Egypt
60 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 593
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
1880 - 1962
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 594
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
973 - 1024
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 595
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour
1810 - 1861
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 596
Philip the Good
1396 - 1467
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 597
Christian IX of Denmark
1818 - 1906
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 598
Yongzheng Emperor
1678 - 1735
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 599
Frederick IX of Denmark
1899 - 1972
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 600
Gorm the Old
900 - 958
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 601
Taejo of Goryeo
877 - 943
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 602
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
1903 - 1946
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 603
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
1527 - 1576
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 604
Peleus
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 605

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1678, Yongzheng Emperor ranks 3. Before him are Antonio Vivaldi and Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse, Amaro Pargo, Filippo Juvarra, Francesco Farnese, Duke of Parma, Karl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Peter Lacy, Adrien Maurice de Noailles, Jakob Hermann, and Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke. Among people deceased in 1735, Yongzheng Emperor ranks 1. After him are Francis II Rákóczi, Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Maria Clementina Sobieska, Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg, Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje, Robert de Cotte, Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Carlo Ruzzini, and Johann Krieger.

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Antonio Vivaldi
1678 - 1741
HPI: 88.31
Rank: 1
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
1678 - 1711
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 2
Yongzheng Emperor
1678 - 1735
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 3
Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse
1678 - 1737
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 4
Amaro Pargo
1678 - 1747
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 5
Filippo Juvarra
1678 - 1736
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 6
Francesco Farnese, Duke of Parma
1678 - 1727
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 7
Karl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1678 - 1747
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 8
Peter Lacy
1678 - 1751
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 9
Adrien Maurice de Noailles
1678 - 1766
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 10
Jakob Hermann
1678 - 1733
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 11
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
1678 - 1751
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 12