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Alopen (Chinese: 阿羅本, fl. AD 635; also "Aleben", "Aluoben", "Olopen," "Olopan," or "Olopuen") is the first recorded Assyrian Christian missionary to have reached China, during the Tang dynasty. He was a missionary from the Church of the East (also known as the "Nestorian Church"), and probably a Syriac speaker from the Sasanian Empire or from Byzantine Syria. He is known exclusively from the Xi'an Stele, which describes his arrival in the Tang capital of Chang'an in 635 and his acceptance by Emperor Taizong of Tang. His is the earliest known name that can be attached to the history of the Church of the East in China. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alopen is the 11,564th most popular politician (up from 11,893rd in 2019), the 142nd most popular biography from Syria (down from 134th in 2019) and the 74th most popular Syrian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alopen ranks 11,564 out of 19,576. Before him are Giovanni Dolfin, Gevork Vartanian, Héctor Trujillo, Boris Stürmer, Lord Leopold Mountbatten, and Kazimierz Bartel. After him are George of Antioch, Frederick Ballantyne, Sophie Wilmès, Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Giorgio Strehler, and Semenre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, Alopen ranks 58. Before him are Chram, Philippicus, Ino Anastasia, Audomar, Sexred, and Gisulf II of Friuli. After him are Ælla of Deira, Gisulf I of Friuli, Al-Bara' ibn Azib, Zotto, Eadbald of Kent, and Justin.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Alopen ranks 142 out of 210. Before him are Maryana Marrash (1848), Ibn al-Qalanisi (1073), Antiochus Hierax (-266), Ignatius Aphrem II (1965), Cosmas of Maiuma (675), and Aram Tigran (1934). After him are Salim Idris (1957), Muhammad Zaidan (1948), Ghada al-Samman (1942), Jean Carzou (1907), Hilarion Capucci (1922), and Akram al-Hawrani (1912).

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Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Alopen ranks 74. Before him are George Sabra (1947), Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik (685), Khalid Bakdash (1912), Hayır Bey (1464), Ibn al-Qalanisi (1073), and Antiochus Hierax (-266). After him are Salim Idris (1957), Akram al-Hawrani (1912), Jamil Mardam Bey (1893), Adel Safar (1953), Wael Nader al-Halqi (1964), and Émile Eddé (1883).

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