POLITICIAN

Zhang Liang

290 BC - 186 BC

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Note: In this article, to distinguish between the Han state of the Warring States period and the Han dynasty, the former is referred to as "Hán" while "Han" is reserved for the latter. Zhang Liang (c. 251 BC – 189 BC), courtesy name Zifang, was a Chinese military strategist and politician who lived in the early Western Han dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhang Liang has received more than 31,967 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Zhang Liang is the 2,685th most popular politician (down from 2,375th in 2019), the 208th most popular biography from China (down from 185th in 2019) and the 131st most popular Chinese Politician.

Zhang Liang is most famous for being a strategist for Liu Bang, the founder of the Han dynasty.

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  • 68.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Zhang Liang ranks 2,685 out of 19,576. Before him are Choe Ryong-hae, Ségolène Royal, Palamedes, Gim Yu-sin, Richard I of Normandy, and Ahmed Qurei. After him are Robert I, Duke of Parma, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Aleksandar Ranković, Rudy Giuliani, Christopher I of Denmark, and Guillaume Henri Dufour.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 290 BC, Zhang Liang ranks 1. After him are Menippus, Sostratus of Cnidus, Teuta, Phriapatius, Antigonus of Carystus, Titus Manlius Torquatus, Anyte of Tegea, and Lucius Caecilius Metellus. Among people deceased in 186 BC, Zhang Liang ranks 1. 

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhang Liang ranks 208 out of 1,610. Before him are Wong Fei-hung (1925), Meng Tian (-250), Zhang Zuolin (1875), Cao Xueqin (1724), Liu Xiaobo (1955), and Wang Anshi (1021). After him are Wang Yangming (1472), Xu Fu (-255), Donnie Yen (1963), Emperor Yingzong of Song (1032), Empress Xiaoyichun (1727), and Chien-Shiung Wu (1912).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Zhang Liang ranks 131. Before him are Jie of Xia (-1728), Emperor Gaozong of Song (1107), Külüg Khan (1281), Emperor Zhao of Han (-94), Lin Zexu (1785), and Zhang Zuolin (1875). After him are Emperor Yingzong of Song (1032), Empress Xiaoyichun (1727), Liu Bian (176), Emperor Qianshao of Han (-150), Emperor Suzong of Tang (711), and Diaochan (null).

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