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Deng Sui

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Deng Sui (Chinese: 鄧綏; 81 – 17 April 121), formally Empress Hexi (Chinese: 和熹皇后; lit. 'moderate and pacifying empress'), was an empress of the Eastern Han dynasty through her marriage to Emperor He of Han, and later its de facto ruler. Acting as regent twice for Emperor Shang, and then for Emperor An. Deng Sui was recognized as a merciful, intelligent leader who guided the dynasty well through a period of excessive natural disaster, disastrous famine, court intrigues, economic inflation and costly military conflicts, and she overcame all the problems and organized the government; as well as a staunch opponent of corruption and bribery, and an effective patron of education and the arts, which fostered growth and development in state. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Deng Sui is the 12,301st most popular politician (down from 10,345th in 2019), the 770th most popular biography from China (down from 714th in 2019) and the 398th most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Deng Sui ranks 12,301 out of 19,576Before her are Richard Röstel, Ulisses Correia e Silva, Ernst Hoppenberg, Antigone of Epirus, Nicolò Marcello, and Ruth Belville. After her are Hiempsal I, Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet, Fritz Platten, Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels, Akram al-Hawrani, and Aulus Terentius Varro Murena.

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Among people born in 81, Deng Sui ranks 1 Among people deceased in 121, Deng Sui ranks 3Before her are Cai Lun, and Pompeia Plotina. After her is Pope Primus of Alexandria.

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In China

Among people born in China, Deng Sui ranks 770 out of 1,610Before her are Xiao Hong (1911), Nicholas Poppe (1897), Song Yu (-298), Chen Jingrun (1933), Xu Xiangqian (1901), and Shi Jingtang (892). After her are Rong Yiren (1916), Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei (510), Chögyam Trungpa (1939), Tung Chee-hwa (1937), Thomas Tien Ken-sin (1890), and Hwang Sok-yong (1943).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Deng Sui ranks 398Before her are Zhang Qun (1889), Meng Hongwei (1953), Huang Fu (1883), Ehmetjan Qasim (1914), Nicholas Poppe (1897), and Xu Xiangqian (1901). After her are Rong Yiren (1916), Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei (510), Tung Chee-hwa (1937), Yikuang (1838), Yang Jiechi (1950), and Li Zhanshu (1950).