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Temür Khan

1265 - 1307

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Öljeyitü Khan (Mongolian: Өлзийт; Mongolian script: ᠥᠯᠵᠡᠶᠢᠲᠦ Öljeyitü; Chinese: 完澤篤汗), born Temür (Mongolian: Төмөр ᠲᠡᠮᠦᠷ; Chinese: 鐵穆耳; 15 October 1265 – 10 February 1307), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Chengzong of Yuan (Chinese: 元成宗; pinyin: Yuán Chéngzōng; Wade–Giles: Yüan2 Ch'eng2-tsung1), was the second emperor of the Yuan dynasty of China, ruling from 10 May 1294 to 10 February 1307. Apart from being the Emperor of China, he is considered as the sixth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, although it was only nominal due to the division of the empire. He was an able ruler of the Yuan dynasty, and his reign established the patterns of power for the next few decades. Temür was the third son of the Crown Prince Zhenjin and a grandson of the Yuan Dynasty founder Kublai Khan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Temür Khan is the 432nd most popular politician (up from 1,550th in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from China (up from 111th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Chinese Politician.

Temür Khan was the grandson of Genghis Khan, and the great-grandson of Ögedei Khan. He became the first emperor of the Yuan dynasty in 1271. He is most famous for being the first emperor of the Yuan dynasty.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Temür Khan ranks 432 out of 19,576. Before him are Alfonso XIII of Spain, Suleiman II, Mahmud II, Constans, Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Georges Pompidou. After him are Charles XII of Sweden, Godfrey of Bouillon, Charles II of Spain, Didius Julianus, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Amalric of Jerusalem.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1265, Temür Khan ranks 2. Before him is Dante Alighieri. After him are Duns Scotus, Beatrice Portinari, Andrew III of Hungary, Alfonso III of Aragon, Henry of Bohemia, Emperor Fushimi, Ramon Muntaner, Otto III, Duke of Carinthia, Lucia, Countess of Tripoli, and María de Molina. Among people deceased in 1307, Temür Khan ranks 1. After him are Edward I of England, Rudolf I of Bohemia, Fra Dolcino, Catherine I, Latin Empress, Hethum II, King of Armenia, Anna of Hohenstaufen, Abu Yaqub Yusuf an-Nasr, Leo III, King of Armenia, Duwa, Hugh II, Count of Blois, and Benedetto I Zaccaria.

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In China

Among people born in China, Temür Khan ranks 26 out of 1,610. Before him are Wu Zetian (624), Zhuang Zhou (-369), Hu Jintao (1942), Zhu Xi (1130), Empress Dowager Cixi (1835), and Cao Cao (155). After him are Toghon Temür (1320), Mencius (-372), Qianlong Emperor (1711), Kanishka (78), Cai Lun (48), and Jiang Zemin (1926).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Temür Khan ranks 12. Before him are Xi Jinping (1953), Sun Yat-sen (1866), Deng Xiaoping (1904), Wu Zetian (624), Hu Jintao (1942), and Empress Dowager Cixi (1835). After him are Toghon Temür (1320), Qianlong Emperor (1711), Kanishka (78), Jiang Zemin (1926), Kangxi Emperor (1654), and Hongwu Emperor (1328).

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