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Princess Wencheng

628 - 680

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Princess Wencheng (Chinese: 文成公主; pinyin: Wénchéng Gōngzhǔ; Tibetan: མུན་ཆང་ཀོང་ཅོ, Wylie: mun chang kong co) was a princess and member of a minor branch of the royal clan of the Tang dynasty, who married King Songtsen Gampo of the Tibetan Empire in 641. She is also known by the name Gyasa or "Chinese wife" in Tibet. Both Wencheng and Songtsen Gampo's first wife, Nepali princess Bhrikuti, are considered to be physical manifestations of the bodhisattvas White Tara and Green Tara respectively. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Princess Wencheng is the 5,783rd most popular politician (down from 4,289th in 2019), the 389th most popular biography from China (down from 329th in 2019) and the 228th most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Princess Wencheng ranks 5,783 out of 19,576. Before her are Philip II, Prince of Taranto, Ottokar Czernin, Harpalus, Lord Randolph Churchill, Américo Tomás, and Parshatatar. After her are Gian Maria Visconti, Ardashir III, Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal, Al-Mundhir of Córdoba, Sansang of Goguryeo, and Licio Gelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 628, Princess Wencheng ranks 2. Before her is Emperor Gaozong of Tang. After her is Benedict Biscop. Among people deceased in 680, Princess Wencheng ranks 4. Before her are Husayn ibn Ali, Muawiyah I, and Abbas ibn Ali. After her are Muslim ibn Aqil, Abdullah ibn Ja'far, Balthild of Chelles, Bhāskara I, Hilda of Whitby, and Cædmon.

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In China

Among people born in China, Princess Wencheng ranks 389 out of 1,610. Before her are Gongsun Zan (null), Yu Jin (200), Du Mu (803), Emperor Zhezong (1076), Marpa Lotsawa (1012), and Cangjie (-2650). After her are J. G. Ballard (1930), Huang Chao (801), Emperor Shang of Han (105), Emperor Yuan of Jin (276), Emperor Zhi of Han (138), and 11th Dalai Lama (1838).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Princess Wencheng ranks 228. Before her are Li Qiang (1959), Emperor Huai of Jin (300), Zhong Hui (225), Emperor Ningzong (1168), Emperor Wenzong of Tang (809), and Emperor Zhezong (1076). After her are Huang Chao (801), Emperor Shang of Han (105), Emperor Yuan of Jin (276), Emperor Zhi of Han (138), Wang Yi (1953), and Jin Youzhi (1918).

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