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Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei

510 - 528

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Emperor Xiaoming of (Northern) Wei ((北)魏孝明帝) (510 – March 31, 528), personal name Yuan Xu (元詡), was an emperor of the Xianbei-led Chinese Northern Wei dynasty. He ascended the throne in 515 at the age of five, and governmental matters were dominated by his mother Empress Dowager Hu (with an intervening regency by the official Yuan Cha from 520 to 525). In 528, Emperor Xiaoming tried to curb his mother's powers and kill her lover Zheng Yan (鄭儼) by conspiring with the general Erzhu Rong. As a result, the 18-year-old emperor was poisoned by his mother, who was soon overthrown by Erzhu. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei is the 12,352nd most popular politician (down from 9,802nd in 2019), the 772nd most popular biography from China (down from 684th in 2019) and the 400th most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei ranks 12,352 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis Charles Delescluze, Rong Yiren, Richard von Kühlmann, Cecrops II, Pasquale Malipiero, and Hồ Quý Ly. After him are Jovan Ristić, Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania, Ludwig Renn, Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais, Erridupizir, and N. Chandrababu Naidu.

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Among people born in 510, Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei ranks 5. Before him are Hind bint Utbah, Reccared I, Augustine of Canterbury, and Dorotheus of Gaza.  Among people deceased in 528, Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei ranks 1. After him is Procopius of Gaza.

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In China

Among people born in China, Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei ranks 772 out of 1,610. Before him are Song Yu (-298), Chen Jingrun (1933), Xu Xiangqian (1901), Shi Jingtang (892), Deng Sui (81), and Rong Yiren (1916). After him are Chögyam Trungpa (1939), Tung Chee-hwa (1937), Thomas Tien Ken-sin (1890), Hwang Sok-yong (1943), Wei Yuan (1794), and Yikuang (1838).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei ranks 400. Before him are Huang Fu (1883), Ehmetjan Qasim (1914), Nicholas Poppe (1897), Xu Xiangqian (1901), Deng Sui (81), and Rong Yiren (1916). After him are Tung Chee-hwa (1937), Yikuang (1838), Yang Jiechi (1950), Li Zhanshu (1950), Qiao Shi (1924), and Zhang Dejiang (1946).

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