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POLITICIAN

Yuan Shao

154 - 202

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Yuan Shao (袁紹, ; died 28 June 202), courtesy name Benchu (本初), was a Chinese military general, politician, and warlord who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty. He occupied the northern territories of China during the civil wars that occurred towards the end of the Han dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yuan Shao has received more than 495,630 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Yuan Shao is the 1,614th most popular politician (down from 1,360th in 2019), the 112th most popular biography from China (down from 97th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular Chinese Politician.

Yuan Shao was most famous for being a general who helped overthrow the Han Dynasty and establish the Wei Dynasty.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yuan Shao ranks 1,614 out of 15,577Before him are Jeroboam II, Stefan Nemanja, Aung San, Mentor, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and Zhao Ziyang. After him are Mátyás Rákosi, Claudia Octavia, Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, Henry, King of Portugal, Alaric II, and Uzziah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 154, Yuan Shao ranks 1After him is Bardaisan. Among people deceased in 202, Yuan Shao ranks 2Before him is Irenaeus. After him is Charalambos.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yuan Shao ranks 112 out of 1,392Before him are Jiang Ziya (-1090), Jiajing Emperor (1507), Chenghua Emperor (1447), Emperor Renzong of Song (1010), Zhao Ziyang (1919), and Walter Houser Brattain (1902). After him are Empress Lü (-241), Soong Mei-ling (1897), Yue Fei (1142), King Wu of Zhou (-1150), Shen Kuo (1031), and Emperor Jing of Han (-188).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Yuan Shao ranks 73Before him are Lin Biao (1907), Jiang Ziya (-1090), Jiajing Emperor (1507), Chenghua Emperor (1447), Emperor Renzong of Song (1010), and Zhao Ziyang (1919). After him are Empress Lü (-241), Soong Mei-ling (1897), King Wu of Zhou (-1150), Emperor Jing of Han (-188), Emperor Wen of Han (-202), and Emperor Guangwu of Han (-5).