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 587,862 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Yuan Shao is the 1,527th most popular politician (up from 1,609th in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from China (up from 111th in 2019) and the 70th most popular Chinese Politician.

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

Memorability Metrics

  • 590k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yuan Shao ranks 1,527 out of 19,576. Before him are Lajos Kossuth, Mago Barca, Isma'il Pasha, Lothair of France, John III Doukas Vatatzes, and Jingtai Emperor. After him are Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen, Hiero II of Syracuse, Tiberius II Constantine, Pachacuti, Tony Tan, and Titus Tatius.

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Contemporaries

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

Others Born in 154

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  • Photo of Yuan Shao

    Yuan Shao

    POLITICIAN

    154 - 202

    HPI: 67.47

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Bardaisan

    Bardaisan

    PHILOSOPHER

    154 - 222

    HPI: 58.00

    Rank: 2

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Others Deceased in 202

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  • Photo of Irenaeus

    Irenaeus

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    130 - 202

    HPI: 71.13

    Rank: 1

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    Yuan Shao

    POLITICIAN

    154 - 202

    HPI: 67.47

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Charalambos

    Charalambos

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    87 - 202

    HPI: 61.38

    Rank: 3

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In China

Among people born in China, Yuan Shao ranks 107 out of 1,610. Before him are Emperor Xian of Han (181), Emperor Yang of Sui (569), King Wu of Zhou (-1150), 13th Dalai Lama (1876), Yu the Great (-2123), and Jingtai Emperor (1428). After him are Lin Biao (1907), Soong Mei-ling (1897), Temür Khan (1265), Zhao Yun (168), Hu Yaobang (1915), and I. M. Pei (1917).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Yuan Shao ranks 70. Before him are Jiajing Emperor (1507), Emperor Xian of Han (181), Emperor Yang of Sui (569), King Wu of Zhou (-1150), Yu the Great (-2123), and Jingtai Emperor (1428). After him are Lin Biao (1907), Soong Mei-ling (1897), Temür Khan (1265), Hu Yaobang (1915), Li Keqiang (1955), and Empress Lü (-241).

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