POLITICIAN
Dong Xian
23 BC - 1 BC
Dong Xian
Dong Xian (董賢) (22 BC – 16 August 1 BC) was a Chinese Han dynasty politician who quickly rose from obscurity as a minor official to become the most powerful official in the imperial administration of Emperor Ai within a span of a few years, and he had both the interest and the complete trust of the emperor. Most scholars agree that Dong's quick career advancement came mostly because of his personal relationship with Emperor Ai, very likely a romantic and sexual one, rather than a demonstration of abilities. Both men were married to women, but Emperor Ai, at least, was childless. An idiomatic term for homosexuality in Chinese is duanxiu zhi pi (斷袖之癖, literally, "passion of the cut sleeve"), derived from an episode involving Dong and Emperor Ai. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dong Xian is the 8,485th most popular politician (down from 7,372nd in 2019). (down from 1,286th in 2019)
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Among politicians, Dong Xian ranks 8,485 out of 19,576. Before him are Tự Đức, Vladimir Nazor, Helena Kantakouzene, Abd al-Rahman V, Albert, 4th duc de Broglie, and Ii Naosuke. After him are Princess Yolanda of Savoy, Luis Echeverría, Pakalitha Mosisili, Kujula Kadphises, Jambyn Batmönkh, and Dmitry Manuilsky.
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HPI: 62.72
Rank: 8,489
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 23 BC, Dong Xian ranks 2. Before him is Herod Archelaus. Among people deceased in 1 BC, Dong Xian ranks 4. Before him are Simeon, Emperor Ai of Han, and Zhao Feiyan. After him are Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius, Marcus Titius, Ariarathes VIII of Cappadocia, and Granius Licinianus.
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Herod Archelaus
POLITICIAN
23 BC - 18
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 1
Dong Xian
POLITICIAN
23 BC - 1 BC
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 2
Others Deceased in 1 BC
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Simeon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 75.45
Rank: 1
Emperor Ai of Han
POLITICIAN
27 BC - 1 BC
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 2
Zhao Feiyan
POLITICIAN
32 BC - 1 BC
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 3
Dong Xian
POLITICIAN
23 BC - 1 BC
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 4
Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius
POLITICIAN
160 BC - 1 BC
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 5
Marcus Titius
POLITICIAN
50 BC - 1 BC
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 6
Ariarathes VIII of Cappadocia
POLITICIAN
101 BC - 1 BC
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 7
Granius Licinianus
WRITER
99 BC - 1 BC
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 8
