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Shangguan Wan'er

664 - 710

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Shangguan Wan'er (664 – 21 July 710) was a Chinese politician, poet, and imperial consort of the Wu Zhou and Tang dynasties. Described as a "female prime minister," Shangguan rose from modest origins as a palace servant to become secretary and leading advisor to Empress Wu Zetian of Zhou. Under Empress Wu, Shangguan exercised responsibility for drafting imperial edicts and earned approbation for her writing style. She retained her influence as consort to Wu's son and successor, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, holding the imperial consort rank of Zhaorong (昭容). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shangguan Wan'er is the 7,357th most popular politician (down from 7,026th in 2019), the 494th most popular biography from China (up from 527th in 2019) and the 280th most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Shangguan Wan'er ranks 7,357 out of 19,576. Before her are Crocodile, Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias, Mindon Min, Sidonie of Poděbrady, Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Nikos Zachariadis. After her are Meir Dagan, Minervina, Merhotepre Sobekhotep, Wang Qishan, Birabongse Bhanudej, and Cus D'Amato.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 664, Shangguan Wan'er ranks 2. Before her is Pope Constantine.  Among people deceased in 710, Shangguan Wan'er ranks 5. Before her are Saint Giles, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Wittiza, and Rupert of Salzburg. After her are Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi, and Adrian of Canterbury.

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In China

Among people born in China, Shangguan Wan'er ranks 494 out of 1,610. Before her are Shaohao (null), Ruan Ji (210), Tonyukuk (646), Dong Qichang (1555), Zhang Juzheng (1525), and Edward Yang (1947). After her are Wang Qishan (1948), Ma Liang (187), Liu Bowen (1311), Jia Sidao (1213), Zhang Chunqiao (1917), and Shen Buhai (-385).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Shangguan Wan'er ranks 280. Before her are Yao Wenyuan (1931), Hong Tianguifu (1849), Zhang Lu (101), He Zizhen (1910), Tonyukuk (646), and Zhang Juzheng (1525). After her are Wang Qishan (1948), Ma Liang (187), Jia Sidao (1213), Zhang Chunqiao (1917), Drogön Chögyal Phagpa (1235), and Emperor Xizong of Tang (862).

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