MILITARY PERSONNEL

Zhao Yun

168 - 229

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Zhao Yun (Chinese: 趙雲 ) (died 229), courtesy name Zilong (子龍), was a military general who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty and early Three Kingdoms period of China. Originally a subordinate of the northern warlord Gongsun Zan, Zhao Yun later came to serve another warlord, Liu Bei, and had since accompanied him on most of his military exploits, from the Battle of Changban (208) to the Hanzhong Campaign (217–219). He continued serving in the state of Shu Han – founded by Liu Bei in 221 – in the Three Kingdoms period and participated in the first of the Northern Expeditions until his death in 229. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhao Yun has received more than 1,334,014 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Zhao Yun is the 171st most popular military personnel (down from 128th in 2019), the 111th most popular biography from China (down from 73rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Chinese Military Personnel.

Zhao Yun is most famous for his role in the Battle of Red Cliffs, where he helped Liu Bei escape from Cao Cao's forces.

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  • 67.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Zhao Yun ranks 171 out of 2,058. Before him are Anton Denikin, Matilda of Tuscany, Paul Hausser, Dragut, Helmuth von Moltke the Younger, and Helmuth Weidling. After him are Georg von Küchler, Auguste de Marmont, Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Akechi Mitsuhide, and Michiel de Ruyter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 168, Zhao Yun ranks 1. After him is Cao Ren. Among people deceased in 229, Zhao Yun ranks 1. 

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    Zhao Yun

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    168 - 229

    HPI: 67.22

    Rank: 1

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    Cao Ren

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    168 - 223

    HPI: 62.31

    Rank: 2

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Others Deceased in 229

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    Zhao Yun

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    168 - 229

    HPI: 67.22

    Rank: 1

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhao Yun ranks 111 out of 1,610. Before him are Yu the Great (-2123), Jingtai Emperor (1428), Yuan Shao (154), Lin Biao (1907), Soong Mei-ling (1897), and Temür Khan (1265). After him are Hu Yaobang (1915), I. M. Pei (1917), Luo Guanzhong (1330), Li Keqiang (1955), Wu Cheng'en (1500), and Empress Lü (-241).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In China

Among military personnels born in China, Zhao Yun ranks 8. Before him are Cao Cao (155), Guan Yu (162), Lü Bu (161), Zhang Fei (167), Dong Zhuo (139), and Zhou Yu (175). After him are Bai Qi (-250), Sun Jian (155), Yue Fei (1142), Sun Ce (175), Han Xin (-231), and Sun Bin (-401).

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