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Yu the Great

2123 BC - 2055 BC

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Yu the Great (Chinese: 大禹; pinyin: Dà Yǔ) or Yu the Engineer was a legendary king in ancient China who was famed for "the first successful state efforts at flood control," his establishment of the Xia dynasty which inaugurated dynastic rule in China, and his upright moral character. He figures prominently in the Chinese legend titled "Great Yu Controls the Waters" (大禹治水; Dà Yǔ zhì shuǐ). Yu and other "sage-kings" of ancient China were lauded for their virtues and morals by Confucius and other Chinese teachers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yu the Great has received more than 1,421,757 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Yu the Great is the 1,096th most popular politician (up from 1,796th in 2019), the 70th most popular biography from China (up from 135th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Chinese Politician.

Yu the Great is most famous for his work in controlling the flooding of the Yellow River.

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  • 68.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yu the Great ranks 1,096 out of 15,577Before him are Afonso V of Portugal, Constans II, Jalal Talabani, Charles XV of Sweden, Isaac II Angelos, and Rani of Jhansi. After him are James Buchanan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Stephen III of Moldavia, Constantine V, John McCain, and Gustáv Husák.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2123 BC, Yu the Great ranks 1 Among people deceased in 2055 BC, Yu the Great ranks 1After him are Qakare Ibi, Neferkare II, and Neferirkare.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yu the Great ranks 70 out of 1,392Before him are Li Si (-280), Xiang Yu (-232), Han Fei (-280), Xuande Emperor (1399), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685), and Gao Xingjian (1940). After him are Chongzhen Emperor (1611), Jianwen Emperor (1377), Zhao Yun (168), Wang Mang (-45), Jet Li (1963), and Xianfeng Emperor (1831).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Yu the Great ranks 43Before him are 5th Dalai Lama (1617), Jiaqing Emperor (1760), Li Si (-280), Xiang Yu (-232), Xuande Emperor (1399), and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685). After him are Chongzhen Emperor (1611), Jianwen Emperor (1377), Wang Mang (-45), Xianfeng Emperor (1831), Emperor Wen of Sui (541), and Emperor Taizu of Song (927).