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Kublai Khan

1215 - 1294

Kublai Khan

Kublai Khan (23 September 1215 – 18 February 1294), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizu of Yuan and his regnal name Setsen Khan, was the founder and first emperor of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China. He proclaimed the dynastic name "Great Yuan" in 1271, and ruled Yuan China until his death in 1294. Kublai was the second son of Tolui by his chief wife Sorghaghtani Beki, and a grandson of Genghis Khan. He was almost 12 when Genghis Khan died in 1227. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kublai Khan is the 18th most popular politician (up from 214th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from China (up from 15th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Politician.

Kublai Khan is most famous for being the emperor of China and Mongolia from 1260 to 1294. He was the grandson of Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kublai Khan ranks 18 out of 19,576. Before him are Augustus, Suleiman the Magnificent, Indira Gandhi, Vladimir Lenin, Saladin, and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. After him are Qin Shi Huang, George VI, Franz Joseph I of Austria, Louis XVI of France, Andrew Jackson, and Vladimir Putin.

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HPI: 92.03
Rank: 12
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1494 - 1566
HPI: 91.58
Rank: 13
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1917 - 1984
HPI: 91.54
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HPI: 91.51
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Saladin
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HPI: 91.36
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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HPI: 91.26
Rank: 17
Kublai Khan
1215 - 1294
HPI: 91.15
Rank: 18
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HPI: 90.99
Rank: 19
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HPI: 90.71
Rank: 20
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Louis XVI of France
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HPI: 90.50
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Andrew Jackson
1767 - 1845
HPI: 90.45
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1215, Kublai Khan ranks 1. After him are Pope Celestine V, Pope John XXI, Pope Nicholas III, Violant of Hungary, Hethum I, King of Armenia, Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester, William of Moerbeke, Otto III, Margrave of Brandenburg, Mécia Lopes de Haro, Zdislava Berka, and David VII of Georgia. Among people deceased in 1294, Kublai Khan ranks 1. After him are Louis II, Duke of Bavaria, Brunetto Latini, John I, Duke of Brabant, Rabban Bar Sauma, Safi al-Din al-Urmawi, Al-Busiri, and Dmitry of Pereslavl.

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Kublai Khan
POLITICIAN
1215 - 1294
HPI: 91.15
Rank: 1
Pope Celestine V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1215 - 1296
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 2
Pope John XXI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1215 - 1277
HPI: 77.63
Rank: 3
Pope Nicholas III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1215 - 1280
HPI: 76.99
Rank: 4
Violant of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1215 - 1253
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 5
Hethum I, King of Armenia
POLITICIAN
1215 - 1270
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 6
Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester
POLITICIAN
1215 - 1275
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 7
William of Moerbeke
WRITER
1215 - 1286
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 8
Otto III, Margrave of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1215 - 1267
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 9
Mécia Lopes de Haro
COMPANION
1215 - 1270
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 10
Zdislava Berka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1215 - 1252
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 11
David VII of Georgia
POLITICIAN
1215 - 1270
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 12