WRITER

Cai Yan

177 - 250

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Cai Yan (c. 178 – post 206; or c. 170–215; or died c. 249), courtesy name Wenji, was a Chinese composer, poet, and writer who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cai Yan is the 1,179th most popular writer (down from 1,040th in 2019), the 305th most popular biography from China (down from 289th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Chinese Writer.

Cai Yan is most famous for being the first female general in the history of China.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Cai Yan ranks 1,179 out of 7,302. Before her are Sadriddin Ayni, Bhāsa, Cosmas of Prague, Sophia Tolstaya, Khaled Hosseini, and Michel Butor. After her are Sami Frashëri, Anne Rice, Lin Yutang, Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Donna Leon, and Bernardino de Sahagún.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 177, Cai Yan ranks 1. After her are Cao Ang, and Wang Can. Among people deceased in 250, Cai Yan ranks 6. Before her are Nagarjuna, Denis, Pope Fabian, Philostratus, and Herodian. After her are Aryadeva, Saint Mercurius, Aristides Quintilianus, Licinianus, and Censorinus.

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    Cai Yan

    WRITER

    177 - 250

    HPI: 67.04

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Cao Ang

    Cao Ang

    POLITICIAN

    177 - Present

    HPI: 63.08

    Rank: 2

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    Wang Can

    POLITICIAN

    177 - Present

    HPI: 60.15

    Rank: 3

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In China

Among people born in China, Cai Yan ranks 305 out of 1,610. Before her are Emperor Cheng of Han (-51), Fan Li (-500), Emperor Zhenzong (968), Emperor Gong of Song (1271), Gan Ning (175), and Trisong Detsen (742). After her are Lin Yutang (1895), Wu Zixu (-526), Feng Yuxiang (1882), Lu Xun (183), Yoshiko Kawashima (1907), and Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür (1342).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Cai Yan ranks 22. Before her are Wang Wei (699), Jin Yong (1924), Zhang Sanfeng (1200), Kang Youwei (1858), Pu Songling (1640), and Ouyang Xiu (1007). After her are Lin Yutang (1895), Shi Nai'an (1296), Lu You (1125), Meng Haoran (690), Lao She (1899), and Lu Yu (733).

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