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Cao Kun

1862 - 1938

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General Cao Kun (simplified Chinese: 曹锟; traditional Chinese: 曹錕; pinyin: Cáo Kūn; Wade–Giles: Ts'ao K'un; courtesy name: Zhongshan (仲珊); December 12, 1862 – May 15, 1938) was a Chinese warlord and politician, who served as the President of China from 1923 to 1924, as well as the military leader of the Zhili clique in the Beiyang Army. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Cao Kun is the 7,457th most popular politician (down from 6,644th in 2024), the 503rd most popular biography from China (up from 508th in 2019) and the 288th most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cao Kun ranks 7,457 out of 19,576. Before him are Bai Chongxi, Archidamus III, Bertrand de Blanchefort, Hifikepunye Pohamba, Félix Malloum, and Giuseppe Pella. After him are Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Moisei Uritsky, Hinrich Lohse, Igor II of Kiev, and Henry Wilson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1862, Cao Kun ranks 53. Before him are Mikhail Nesterov, Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky, Eugen Ehrlich, Oswald Külpe, August Oetker, and Nicholas Murray Butler. After him are Léon Boëllmann, Infanta María de la Paz of Spain, Frederick Delius, Maximilian Maria, 7th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Edvard Westermarck, and Arvid Lindman. Among people deceased in 1938, Cao Kun ranks 71. Before him are Aleksandr Kuprin, Leo Frobenius, William McDougall, Emile Vandervelde, Francis Jammes, and Axel Paulsen. After him are Nikolai Krylenko, Valery Chkalov, Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, David Riazanov, Jukums Vācietis, and Edwin Hall.

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In China

Among people born in China, Cao Kun ranks 503 out of 1,610. Before him are Jia Sidao (1213), Zhang Chunqiao (1917), Shen Buhai (-385), Drogön Chögyal Phagpa (1235), Emperor Xizong of Tang (862), and Bai Chongxi (1893). After him are Feng Menglong (1574), Shih Kien (1913), Gengshi Emperor (null), Ling Tong (189), Ji Kang (223), and Mei Lanfang (1894).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Cao Kun ranks 288. Before him are Ma Liang (187), Jia Sidao (1213), Zhang Chunqiao (1917), Drogön Chögyal Phagpa (1235), Emperor Xizong of Tang (862), and Bai Chongxi (1893). After him are Gengshi Emperor (null), T. V. Soong (1894), H. H. Kung (1881), Emperor Duanzong (1268), Lin Sen (1868), and Zhuge Dan (200).

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