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Daoguang Emperor

1782 - 1850

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The Daoguang Emperor (16 September 1782 – 26 February 1850), also known by his temple name Emperor Xuanzong of Qing, personal name Mianning, was the seventh emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the sixth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. His reign was marked by "external disaster and internal rebellion". These include the First Opium War and the beginning of the Taiping Rebellion which nearly brought down the dynasty. The historian Jonathan Spence characterizes the Daoguang Emperor as a "well meaning but ineffective man" who promoted officials who "presented a purist view even if they had nothing to say about the domestic and foreign problems surrounding the dynasty". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Daoguang Emperor is the 1,550th most popular politician (down from 1,251st in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from China (down from 84th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Chinese Politician.

Daoguang emperor is most famous for the Self-Strengthening Movement, which was an effort to modernize China.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Daoguang Emperor ranks 1,550 out of 19,576. Before him are Cleopatra V of Egypt, Takeda Shingen, Abaqa Khan, Aimery of Cyprus, Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia, and Francis II Rákóczi. After him are Nigel Farage, Ilse Koch, Rupert, King of Germany, Mago Barca, Bessus, and Manuel Azaña.

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Among people born in 1782, Daoguang Emperor ranks 4. Before him are Martin Van Buren, Niccolò Paganini, and Friedrich Fröbel. After him are Daniel Auber, John Field, Caroline Bonaparte, Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily, Ivan Paskevich, Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca, Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais, and Archduke John of Austria. Among people deceased in 1850, Daoguang Emperor ranks 8. Before him are Louis Philippe I, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, José de San Martín, Zachary Taylor, William Wordsworth, and Báb. After him are Marie Tussaud, Louise of Orléans, Frédéric Bastiat, Lin Zexu, José Gervasio Artigas, and Johann Heinrich von Thünen.

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In China

Among people born in China, Daoguang Emperor ranks 88 out of 1,610. Before him are Shang Yang (-390), Xuande Emperor (1399), Wu Cheng'en (1500), Walter Houser Brattain (1902), Emperor Yao (-2324), and Hu Yaobang (1915). After him are Zhang Heng (78), Hongxi Emperor (1378), Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628), Songtsen Gampo (604), Zhang Fei (167), and 13th Dalai Lama (1876).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Daoguang Emperor ranks 56. Before him are Fuxi (-2900), Jiang Qing (1914), Shang Yang (-390), Xuande Emperor (1399), Emperor Yao (-2324), and Hu Yaobang (1915). After him are Hongxi Emperor (1378), Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628), Songtsen Gampo (604), Emperor Wen of Sui (541), Yang Guifei (719), and Xianfeng Emperor (1831).

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