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Tonyukuk

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Tonyukuk (Old Turkic: 𐰋𐰃𐰠𐰏𐰀:𐱃𐰆𐰪𐰸𐰸, romanized: Bilgä Tuňuquq, lit. 'Tunyuquq the Wise', Chinese: 暾欲谷; pinyin: Tunyugu, Chinese: 阿史德元珍; pinyin: Āshǐdé Yuánzhēn, born c. 646, died c. 726) was the baga-tarkhan (supreme commander) and adviser of four successive Göktürk khagans – Ilterish Qaghan, Qapaghan Qaghan, Inel Qaghan and Bilge Qaghan. He conducted victorious campaigns against various Turkic and non-Turkic steppe peoples, such as Tölis, Xueyantuo, Toquz Oguz, Yenisei Kyrgyz, Kurykans, Thirty Tatar, Khitan and Tatabi as well as the Tang dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tonyukuk is the 7,322nd most popular politician (down from 4,201st in 2019), the 490th most popular biography from China (down from 322nd in 2019) and the 278th most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tonyukuk ranks 7,322 out of 19,576Before him are Isabel of Barcelos, Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, Ulugh Muhammad, Pierre d'Aubusson, Fujiwara no Kamatari, and Anne Jules de Noailles. After him are Gyeongsun of Silla, Takeda Sōkaku, William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, John the Orphanotrophos, Isidor Straus, and Princess Leopoldina of Brazil.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 646, Tonyukuk ranks 3Before him are Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, and Gudula.  Among people deceased in 724, Tonyukuk ranks 2Before him is Yazid II.

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In China

Among people born in China, Tonyukuk ranks 490 out of 1,610Before him are Zhang Lu (101), Han Gan (706), He Zizhen (1910), Wang Bi (226), Shaohao (null), and Ruan Ji (210). After him are Dong Qichang (1555), Zhang Juzheng (1525), Edward Yang (1947), Shangguan Wan'er (664), Wang Qishan (1948), and Ma Liang (187).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Tonyukuk ranks 278Before him are Wu Peifu (1874), Emperor Jingzong of Tang (809), Yao Wenyuan (1931), Hong Tianguifu (1849), Zhang Lu (101), and He Zizhen (1910). After him are Zhang Juzheng (1525), Shangguan Wan'er (664), Wang Qishan (1948), Ma Liang (187), Jia Sidao (1213), and Zhang Chunqiao (1917).