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Zhou Daguan

1266 - 1346

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Zhou Daguan (Wade–Giles: Chou Ta-kuan; French: Tcheou Ta-Kouan; c. 1270–?) was a Chinese diplomat of the Yuan dynasty of China, serving under Temür Khan (Emperor Chengzong of Yuan). He is most well known for his accounts of the customs of Cambodia and the Angkor temple complexes during his visit there. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhou Daguan has received more than 111,634 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Zhou Daguan is the 2,614th most popular writer (up from 3,454th in 2019), the 636th most popular biography from China (up from 682nd in 2019) and the 64th most popular Chinese Writer.

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  • 110k

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  • 52.91

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Zhou Daguan ranks 2,614 out of 5,755Before him are George Tabori, Konstantin Mihailović, Armin T. Wegner, Bhanubhakta Acharya, Robert Penn Warren, and Sylvain Maréchal. After him are Sophron, Ibn Taghribirdi, Stefan Heym, Mikhail Artsybashev, Fritz Mauthner, and Bekir Çoban-zade.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1266, Zhou Daguan ranks 3Before him are Alauddin Khalji and Jadwiga of Kalisz. After him is Hethum II, King of Armenia. Among people deceased in 1346, Zhou Daguan ranks 6Before him are John of Bohemia, Louis I, Count of Flanders, George V of Georgia, Catherine of Valois–Courtenay, and Philip I, Count of Auvergne.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhou Daguan ranks 636 out of 1,392Before him are Guan Hanqing (1210), Ngawang Namgyal (1594), He Long (1896), Hai Rui (1514), Jiong of Xia (null), and Zeng Qinghong (1939). After him are Tan Sitong (1865), Jin of Xia (null), Fou Ts'ong (1934), Leizu (null), Shannon Lucid (1943), and Qin Jiushao (1201).

Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Zhou Daguan ranks 64Before him are Jung Chang (1952), Han Suyin (1917), Lu Ji (261), Yuan Zhen (779), Xu Zhimo (1897), and Guan Hanqing (1210). After him are Tang Xianzu (1550), Sogyal Rinpoche (1947), Yuan Mei (1716), François Cheng (1929), Wang Bo (650), and Longchenpa (1308).