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Ngô Quyền

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Ngô Quyền (chữ Hán: 吳權) (April 17, 898 – February 14, 944), often referred to as Tiền Ngô Vương (前吳王; "First King of Ngô"), was a warlord who later became the founding king of the Ngô dynasty of Vietnam. He reigned from 939 to 944. In 938, he defeated the Southern Han dynasty at the Battle of Bạch Đằng River north of modern Haiphong. The battle is celebrated in Vietnamese national history as it ended 1,000 years of Chinese rule over Vietnam dating back to 111 BC under the Western Han dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ngô Quyền is the 11,475th most popular politician (down from 9,021st in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from Vietnam (down from 56th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Vietnamese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ngô Quyền ranks 11,475 out of 19,576. Before him are Aeropus II of Macedon, Daniel O'Connell, Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Mutassim Gaddafi, Audata, and Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. After him are John Owen, Xu Qiliang, Leyla Zana, José Bonifácio de Andrada, Raymond-Roupen, and Catherine of Bulgaria.

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Among people born in 897, Ngô Quyền ranks 2. Before him is Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani.  Among people deceased in 944, Ngô Quyền ranks 2. Before him is Abu Mansur al-Maturidi. After him is Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury.

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In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Ngô Quyền ranks 66 out of 136. Before him are Thiệu Trị (1807), Võ Chí Công (1912), Lê Đức Anh (1920), Hàm Nghi (1872), Phạm Tuân (1947), and Nguyễn Văn Linh (1915). After him are Trần Đại Quang (1956), Đồng Khánh (1864), Văn Tiến Dũng (1917), Phan Bội Châu (1867), Thành Thái (1879), and Phạm Minh Mẫn (1934).

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Among POLITICIANS In Vietnam

Among politicians born in Vietnam, Ngô Quyền ranks 44. Before him are Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949), Thiệu Trị (1807), Võ Chí Công (1912), Lê Đức Anh (1920), Hàm Nghi (1872), and Nguyễn Văn Linh (1915). After him are Trần Đại Quang (1956), Đồng Khánh (1864), Văn Tiến Dũng (1917), Thành Thái (1879), Lê Thánh Tông (1442), and Hồ Quý Ly (1336).

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