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Huang Chao

801 - 884

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Huang Chao (835 – July 13, 884) was a wealthy Chinese salt trader and soldier who is primarily known for instigating the Huang Chao Rebellion. In 878, he proclaimed himself emperor and the establishment of a new Qi dynasty. Huang Chao's rebellion severely weakened and almost defeated the Tang dynasty had he not been betrayed and assassinated by one of his own trusted nephews who had been bribed with money and positions of power by the Tang government. Huang Chao had worked many years as a salt trader before joining Wang Xianzhi's rebellion against the Tang dynasty in the mid-870s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Huang Chao is the 5,810th most popular politician (down from 4,344th in 2019), the 391st most popular biography from China (down from 332nd in 2019) and the 229th most popular Chinese Politician.

Huang Chao was a military leader who overthrew the Tang Dynasty in the year 907.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Huang Chao ranks 5,810 out of 19,576. Before him are Apama, Robert II, Duke of Burgundy, Yaropolk II of Kiev, Artur da Costa e Silva, Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Prussia, and Casimir II the Just. After him are Aurelius of Asturias, Tokugawa Ietsuna, Emperor Shang of Han, Rudolf Diels, Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel, and Ertuğrul Osman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 801, Huang Chao ranks 5. Before him are Al-Kindi, Ansgar, Ya'qubi, and Malcolm I of Scotland. After him are Theodora, Constantine II of Scotland, Leo Phokas the Elder, Enravota, Zoe Zaoutzaina, Eudokia Dekapolitissa, and Grímur Kamban. Among people deceased in 884, Huang Chao ranks 4. Before him are Pope Marinus I, Carloman II, and Ahmad ibn Tulun.

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In China

Among people born in China, Huang Chao ranks 391 out of 1,610. Before him are Du Mu (803), Emperor Zhezong (1076), Marpa Lotsawa (1012), Cangjie (-2650), Princess Wencheng (628), and J. G. Ballard (1930). After him are Emperor Shang of Han (105), Emperor Yuan of Jin (276), Emperor Zhi of Han (138), 11th Dalai Lama (1838), Terence Young (1915), and Wang Yi (1953).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Huang Chao ranks 229. Before him are Emperor Huai of Jin (300), Zhong Hui (225), Emperor Ningzong (1168), Emperor Wenzong of Tang (809), Emperor Zhezong (1076), and Princess Wencheng (628). After him are Emperor Shang of Han (105), Emperor Yuan of Jin (276), Emperor Zhi of Han (138), Wang Yi (1953), Jin Youzhi (1918), and Zhu Wen (852).

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