PHILOSOPHER

Liu Bowen

1311 - 1375

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Liu Ji (1 July 1311 – 16 May 1375), courtesy name Bowen, better known as Liu Bowen, was a Chinese military strategist, philosopher, and politician who lived in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. He was born in Qingtian County (present-day Wencheng County, Lishui, Zhejiang). He served as a key advisor to Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dynasty, in the latter's struggle to overthrow the Yuan dynasty and unify China proper under his rule. Liu is also known for his prophecies and has been described as the "Divine Chinese Nostradamus". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Liu Bowen is the 667th most popular philosopher (down from 561st in 2019), the 497th most popular biography from China (down from 439th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Liu Bowen ranks 667 out of 1,267. Before him are Johannes Sturm, Nezahualcoyotl, Michael Walzer, Gorakhnath, Ernst Nolte, and Reinhold Niebuhr. After him are Frithjof Schuon, Shen Buhai, Diogenes of Oenoanda, Hippo, Ian Stevenson, and Dharmakirti.

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Among people born in 1311, Liu Bowen ranks 5. Before him are Alfonso XI of Castile, Joan II of Navarre, Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut, and Peter I, Duke of Bourbon.  Among people deceased in 1375, Liu Bowen ranks 8. Before him are Valdemar IV of Denmark, Philip, Duke of Orléans, Ibn al-Shatir, John Henry, Margrave of Moravia, Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria, and Eleanor of Sicily. After him are James IV of Majorca, Shuttarna II, Charles III, Count of Alençon, and Margaret Drummond, Queen of Scotland.

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In China

Among people born in China, Liu Bowen ranks 497 out of 1,610. Before him are Dong Qichang (1555), Zhang Juzheng (1525), Edward Yang (1947), Shangguan Wan'er (664), Wang Qishan (1948), and Ma Liang (187). After him are Jia Sidao (1213), Zhang Chunqiao (1917), Shen Buhai (-385), Drogön Chögyal Phagpa (1235), Emperor Xizong of Tang (862), and Bai Chongxi (1893).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Liu Bowen ranks 27. Before him are Huiyuan (334), Marpa Lotsawa (1012), Zhou Dunyi (1017), Hu Shih (1891), Yang Xiong (-53), and Wang Bi (226). After him are Shen Buhai (-385), Cheng Yi (1033), Li Zhi (1527), Wang Fuzhi (1619), Zhang Zai (1020), and Lie Yukou (-449).

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