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Zhang Xueliang

1901 - 2001

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Zhang Xueliang (Chinese: 張學良; June 3, 1901 – October 15, 2001) was a Chinese general who in 1928 succeeded his father Zhang Zuolin as the commander of the Northeastern Army. He is best known for his role in the Xi'an Incident in 1936, in which he arrested Chiang Kai-shek and forced him to form a Second United Front with the Chinese Communist Party against the Japanese. In 1928, Zhang, at the time a general in the Northeastern Army, became the commander of the army and leader of the Fengtian clique upon his father's assassination. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhang Xueliang has received more than 739,170 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Zhang Xueliang is the 2,858th most popular politician (down from 2,854th in 2019), the 226th most popular biography from China (down from 217th in 2019) and the 140th most popular Chinese Politician.

Zhang Xueliang was most famous for the Xi'an Incident, when he and his troops captured the city of Xi'an from Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist government.

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  • 68.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Zhang Xueliang ranks 2,858 out of 19,576. Before him are Francisco de Almeida, Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases, Charles the Younger, Canute Lavard, Alfonso III of Aragon, and Vukašin of Serbia. After him are Askar Akayev, James II of Scotland, Filippo Maria Visconti, Yazdegerd II, Odaenathus, and Lewis Strauss.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Zhang Xueliang ranks 50. Before him are Vincent du Vigneaud, Alfred Tarski, José Nasazzi, Arthur Liebehenschel, Carl Barks, and Eisaku Satō. After him are José Leandro Andrade, Louis Kahn, Lee Strasberg, Walter Hallstein, Luis Monti, and Mildred Harris. Among people deceased in 2001, Zhang Xueliang ranks 29. Before him are Nikolay Basov, Marie José of Belgium, Clifford Shull, Robert Ludlum, Dương Văn Minh, and William Hanna. After him are John Lee Hooker, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, Morris, W. G. Sebald, and Timothy McVeigh.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhang Xueliang ranks 226 out of 1,610. Before him are Diaochan (null), Guan Zhong (-720), Tao Yuanming (365), Jin Yong (1924), Wei Yan (200), and 3rd Dalai Lama (1543). After him are Zu Chongzhi (429), Wong Kar-wai (1958), Emperor Ming of Han (28), Bi Sheng (990), Kanishka (78), and Ban Gu (32).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Zhang Xueliang ranks 140. Before him are Liu Bian (176), Emperor Qianshao of Han (-150), Emperor Suzong of Tang (711), Diaochan (null), Wei Yan (200), and 3rd Dalai Lama (1543). After him are Emperor Ming of Han (28), Kanishka (78), Wang Xizhi (303), Emperor Taizu of Jin (1068), Emperor Yuan of Han (-75), and Emperor Qinzong (1100).

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