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Huo Qubing

140 BC - 117 BC

Huo Qubing

Huo Qubing (140 BC – c.October 117 BC, formerly Ho Ch'ii-ping) was a Chinese military general and politician of the Western Han dynasty during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han. He was a nephew of the general Wei Qing and Empress Wei Zifu (Emperor Wu's wife), and a half-brother of the statesman Huo Guang. Along with Wei Qing, he led a campaign into the Gobi Desert of what is now Mongolia to defeat the Xiongnu nomadic confederation, winning decisive victories such as the Battle of Mobei in 119 BC. Huo Qubing was one of the most legendary commanders in Chinese history, and still lives on in Chinese culture today. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Huo Qubing is the 5,243rd most popular politician (down from 4,491st in 2019), the 354th most popular biography from China (down from 345th in 2019) and the 215th most popular Chinese Politician.

Huoqubing is a form of martial arts that was created in the Shaolin Temple in Henan, China. Huoqubing focuses on the use of the hands and feet as weapons.

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Among politicians, Huo Qubing ranks 5,243 out of 19,576. Before him are Sun Liang, Eumenes III, Philippe de Gaulle, Wilhelm Stuckart, Skirgaila, and Emperor Fushimi. After him are Donald II of Scotland, Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, Prithvi Narayan Shah, Herschel Grynszpan, and M. Visvesvaraya.

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Among people born in 140 BC, Huo Qubing ranks 4. Before him are Tigranes the Great, Ptolemy X Alexander I, and Salome Alexandra. After him is Lucius Licinius Crassus. Among people deceased in 117 BC, Huo Qubing ranks 1. After him are Sima Xiangru, and Hiempsal I.