POLITICIAN

Zuo Zongtang

1812 - 1885

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Zuo Zongtang (左宗棠, Xiang Chinese: [tso˧˩ tsoŋ˧ tan˩˧]; Wade-Giles spelling: Tso Tsung-t'ang; November 10, 1812 – September 5, 1885), sometimes referred to as General Tso, was a statesman and military leader of the late Qing dynasty. Born in Xiangyin County, Hunan Province, Zuo sat for the imperial examination in his youth but obtained only a juren degree. He then spent his time studying agriculture, geography and military strategy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zuo Zongtang has received more than 653,638 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Zuo Zongtang is the 6,542nd most popular politician (down from 6,089th in 2019), the 500th most popular biography from China (down from 464th in 2019) and the 294th most popular Chinese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

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  • 57.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Zuo Zongtang ranks 6,542 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Go-Kōgon, Orlando Letelier, Bernardino Rivadavia, Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy, and Maharbal. After him are Wilhelm Zaisser, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, T. V. Soong, Emperor Kameyama, Wilhelm Marr, and Alberic I of Spoleto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1812, Zuo Zongtang ranks 24. Before him are Robert Browning, Natalia Pushkina, James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie, Friedrich von Flotow, Paul Abadie, and Edward Lear. After him are Édouard Séguin, Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès, Pierre de Decker, Ilija Garašanin, Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde, and Zygmunt Krasiński. Among people deceased in 1885, Zuo Zongtang ranks 20. Before him are Edmond François Valentin About, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, Moses Montefiore, Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre, and Ferdinand Hiller. After him are George B. McClellan, Franz Abt, Gustav Nachtigal, Henri Milne-Edwards, Princess Elisabeth of Prussia, and Duke Alexander of Württemberg.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zuo Zongtang ranks 500 out of 1,610. Before him are Peng Liyuan (1962), Gampopa (1079), Drogön Chögyal Phagpa (1235), Shaohao (null), Mei Lanfang (1894), and Yao Wenyuan (1931). After him are T. V. Soong (1894), Dong Qichang (1555), Zhang Xun (1854), Sun Simiao (581), Shen Yue (441), and Zhang Chunqiao (1917).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Zuo Zongtang ranks 294. Before him are Yen Chia-kan (1905), Langdarma (803), He Zizhen (1910), 7th Dalai Lama (1708), Drogön Chögyal Phagpa (1235), and Yao Wenyuan (1931). After him are T. V. Soong (1894), Zhang Xun (1854), Zhang Chunqiao (1917), Cao Kun (1862), Zhu Yujian (1602), and Yesün Temür (1293).

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