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Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei

408 - 452

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Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei ((北)魏太武帝, 408 – 11 March 452), personal name Tuoba Tao (拓拔燾), Xianbei name Büri (佛貍), was the third emperor of China's Northern Wei dynasty. He was generally regarded as a capable ruler, and during his reign, the Northern Wei roughly doubled in size and unified all of northern China, thus ending the Sixteen Kingdoms period and, together with the southern dynasty Liu Song, starting the Southern and Northern Dynasties period of Chinese history. He was a devout Taoist, under the influence of his prime minister Cui Hao, and in 444, at Cui Hao's suggestion and believing that Buddhists had supported the rebellion of Gai Wu (蓋吳), he ordered the abolition of Buddhism, at the penalty of death. This was the first of the Three Disasters of Wu for Chinese Buddhism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei is the 9,240th most popular politician (down from 6,341st in 2019), the 624th most popular biography from China (down from 483rd in 2019) and the 348th most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei ranks 9,240 out of 19,576. Before him are Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg, Alu Alkhanov, Brian Mulroney, John Hume, Konstantin Rodzaevsky, and Yahya Khan. After him are Hussein al-Houthi, James IV of Majorca, Brutus of Troy, Mutnofret, Andries Pretorius, and Helle Thorning-Schmidt.

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Among people born in 408, Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 452, Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei ranks 1. After him is Drest I.

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In China

Among people born in China, Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei ranks 624 out of 1,610. Before him are Li Cunxu (885), Tian Han (1898), Huang Xing (1874), Zhu Yujian (1602), Wang Ming (1904), and Konstantin Rodzaevsky (1907). After him are Ding Ruchang (1836), Du Yuesheng (1888), Gu Yanwu (1613), Lie Yukou (-449), Tang Xianzu (1550), and Cai Yuanpei (1868).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei ranks 348. Before him are Di Yi (-1200), Li Cunxu (885), Huang Xing (1874), Zhu Yujian (1602), Wang Ming (1904), and Konstantin Rodzaevsky (1907). After him are Cai Yuanpei (1868), Bo Yibo (1908), Zheng Jing (1642), Sergei Stepashin (1952), He Long (1896), and Bo Gu (1907).

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