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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Zhang Liao

169 - 222

Zhang Liao

Zhang Liao () (169 – late 222), courtesy name Wenyuan, was a Chinese military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He served briefly in the state of Cao Wei, founded by Cao Cao's successor Cao Pi, in the early Three Kingdoms period before his death. Formerly a subordinate of other warlords such as Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu, Zhang Liao joined Cao Cao around 198 after Lü Bu's downfall at the Battle of Xiapi. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhang Liao has received more than 307,240 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Zhang Liao is the 251st most popular military personnel (down from 223rd in 2019), the 163rd most popular biography from China (down from 139th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Chinese Military Personnel.

Zhang Liao is most famous for his role in the Battle of Hefei in the year 200 AD.

Memorability Metrics

310k
Page Views (PV)
64.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
5.43
Effective Languages (L*)
2.08
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Zhang Liao ranks 251 out of 1,468. Before him are Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Maurice Gamelin, Werner Mölders, Pedro de Alvarado, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, and Jan Henryk Dąbrowski. After him are Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, Khalifa Haftar, Andrey Yeryomenko, Eumenes, Federico da Montefeltro, and Pittacus of Mytilene.

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Tokugawa Yoshinobu
1837 - 1913
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 245
Maurice Gamelin
1872 - 1958
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 246
Werner Mölders
1913 - 1941
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 247
Pedro de Alvarado
1485 - 1541
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 248
Marcus Claudius Marcellus
268 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 249
Jan Henryk Dąbrowski
1755 - 1818
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 250
Zhang Liao
169 - 222
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 251
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
1902 - 1947
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 252
Khalifa Haftar
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 253
Andrey Yeryomenko
1892 - 1970
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 254
Eumenes
362 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 255
Federico da Montefeltro
1422 - 1482
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 256
Pittacus of Mytilene
650 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 257

Contemporaries

Among people born in 169, Zhang Liao ranks 1. After him are Xu Huang and Empress Jingū. Among people deceased in 222, Zhang Liao ranks 2. Before him is Elagabalus. After him are Ma Chao, Julia Soaemias, Gan Ning, Huang Gai, Bardaisan, Annia Faustina, and Hierocles.