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Zheng Zhilong

1604 - 1661

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Zheng Zhilong, Marquis of Tong'an (Chinese: 鄭芝龍; pinyin: Zheng Zhilong; Wade–Giles: Ching Chih-lung; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tēⁿ Chi-liông; April 16, 1604 – November 24, 1661), baptismal name Nicholas Iquan Gaspard, was a Fujianese (Hokkien) admiral, pirate leader, merchant, translator, military general, and politician of the late Ming dynasty who later defected to the Manchu Qing. He was the founder of the Zheng Dynasty, the father of Koxinga, the founder of the pro-Ming Kingdom of Tungning in Taiwan, and as such an ancestor of the House of Koxinga. During his reign, he controlled a massive and capable fleet of pirates that later joined up with the Ming Dynasty's navy, which he then became a Ming admiral that controlled all trade and security in the southern waters off China. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zheng Zhilong has received more than 203,039 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Zheng Zhilong is the 6,996th most popular politician (up from 8,136th in 2019), the 524th most popular biography from China (up from 571st in 2019) and the 305th most popular Chinese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Zheng Zhilong ranks 6,996 out of 19,576. Before him are Hussein Arnous, John Conyers, Li Cunxu, Johannes Schober, Elpidio Quirino, and Suhayl ibn Amr. After him are Ivan Stephen of Bulgaria, Alessandra Mussolini, Ashur-dan III, Bretislav II, Sweyn Haakonsson, and Fajsz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1604, Zheng Zhilong ranks 10. Before him are Tokugawa Iemitsu, John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, İslâm III Giray, Claudia de' Medici, Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine, and Bernard of Saxe-Weimar. After him are Abraham Bosse, Catherine of Brandenburg, Menasseh Ben Israel, Antoine III de Gramont, Heinrich Albert, and Jan Boeckhorst. Among people deceased in 1661, Zheng Zhilong ranks 8. Before him are Shunzhi Emperor, Girard Desargues, Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, Vasile Lupu, Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias, and George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. After him are Andrea Sacchi, Louis Couperin, Jan Fyt, Teimuraz I of Kakheti, Martino Martini, and Pieter de Molijn.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zheng Zhilong ranks 524 out of 1,610. Before him are Feng Guozhang (1859), Wu Peifu (1874), Qin Liangyu (1574), Dong Yuan (932), Lin Sen (1868), and Li Cunxu (885). After him are Yuen Siu-tien (1912), Shangguan Wan'er (664), Emperor Shizong of Jin (1123), Sheng Shicai (1895), Bian Que (-401), and Xu Shen (58).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Zheng Zhilong ranks 305. Before him are Zhu Yujian (1602), Yesün Temür (1293), Feng Guozhang (1859), Wu Peifu (1874), Lin Sen (1868), and Li Cunxu (885). After him are Shangguan Wan'er (664), Emperor Shizong of Jin (1123), Sheng Shicai (1895), Zhou Yongkang (1942), Zhang Juzheng (1525), and He Yingqin (1890).

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