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Yongzheng Emperor

1678 - 1735

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The Yongzheng Emperor (13 December 1678 – 8 October 1735), also known by his temple name Emperor Shizong of Qing, personal name Yinzhen, was the fifth emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the third Qing emperor to rule over China proper. 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 1,990,128 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Yongzheng Emperor is the 616th most popular politician (down from 598th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from China (down from 41st in 2019) and the 24th 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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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yongzheng Emperor ranks 616 out of 19,576. Before him are Sweyn Forkbeard, Shinzō Abe, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, Manuel I of Portugal, Władysław IV Vasa, and Christian X of Denmark. After him are Umberto I of Italy, Gojong of Korea, Yuan Shikai, Reza Shah, Yesugei, and Sviatoslav I of Kiev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1678, Yongzheng Emperor ranks 3. Before him are Antonio Vivaldi, and Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Amaro Pargo, Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse, Filippo Juvarra, Peter Lacy, Francesco Farnese, Duke of Parma, Karl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Adrien Maurice de Noailles, Abraham Darby I, and Jakob Hermann. 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, Carlo Ruzzini, Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Petr Brandl.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yongzheng Emperor ranks 46 out of 1,610. Before him are Mahmud al-Kashgari (1029), Lu Xun (1881), Emperor Wu of Han (-156), Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256), Toshiro Mifune (1920), and Hong Taiji (1592). After him are Yuan Shikai (1859), Mozi (-470), Shunzhi Emperor (1638), Wang Mang (-45), Sun Quan (182), and Cao Pi (187).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Yongzheng Emperor ranks 24. Before him are Hongwu Emperor (1328), Nurhaci (1559), Zhou Enlai (1898), Emperor Wu of Han (-156), Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256), and Hong Taiji (1592). After him are Yuan Shikai (1859), Shunzhi Emperor (1638), Wang Mang (-45), Sun Quan (182), Cao Pi (187), and Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566).

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