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Emperor Ruizong of Tang

662 - 716

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Emperor Ruizong of Tang (22 June 662 – 13 July 716), personal name Li Dan, also known at times during his life as Li Xulun, Li Lun, Wu Lun, and Wu Dan, was the fifth and ninth emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty. He was the eighth son of Emperor Gaozong and the fourth son of Emperor Gaozong's second wife Empress Wu. He was wholly a figurehead during his first reign when he was controlled by his mother, and he was the titular and puppet ruler of the Tang Empire from 684 to 690. During his second reign after his mother's death, significant power and influence was exercised by his sister Princess Taiping. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emperor Ruizong of Tang is the 2,359th most popular politician (down from 1,944th in 2019), the 145th most popular biography from China (up from 154th in 2019) and the 90th most popular Chinese Politician.

Emperor Ruizong of Tang is most famous for his reign as emperor of China, which lasted from 710 to 712. He was the son of Emperor Zhongzong and Empress Wei and was a grandson of Emperor Taizong.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Ruizong of Tang ranks 2,359 out of 19,576. Before him are Kim Yong-nam, Serzh Sargsyan, Rifaat al-Assad, Frederick III of Sicily, Émile Loubet, and John Turner. After him are Pompeia, Casimir IV Jagiellon, George Vella, Domnall mac Ailpín, Basarab I of Wallachia, and Naoto Kan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 662, Emperor Ruizong of Tang ranks 1. After him are Odile of Alsace, Raginpert, and Kakinomoto no Hitomaro. Among people deceased in 716, Emperor Ruizong of Tang ranks 1. After him are Musa ibn Nusayr, Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa, Achila II, Qapaghan Qaghan, Coenred of Mercia, Irmina of Oeren, Æthelred of Mercia, Theodo of Bavaria, Ceolred of Mercia, and Osred I of Northumbria.

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In China

Among people born in China, Emperor Ruizong of Tang ranks 145 out of 1,610. Before him are 1st Dalai Lama (1391), Ziying (-300), Kumārajīva (343), Ei-ichi Negishi (1935), Emperor Guangwu of Han (-5), and Wu Sangui (1612). After him are Edmond H. Fischer (1920), Bai Qi (-250), Zhengde Emperor (1491), Empress Lü (-241), Emperor Huizong of Song (1082), and Huineng (638).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Emperor Ruizong of Tang ranks 90. Before him are Wang Jingwei (1883), Dorgon (1612), Hong Xiuquan (1814), 1st Dalai Lama (1391), Ziying (-300), and Emperor Guangwu of Han (-5). After him are Zhengde Emperor (1491), Empress Lü (-241), Emperor Huizong of Song (1082), Jiang Ziya (-1090), Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (656), and Chenghua Emperor (1447).

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