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Wang Mang

45 BC - 23

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Wang Mang (45 BC – 6 October AD 23), courtesy name Jujun, officially titled the Shijianguo Emperor, was the founder and the only emperor of the short-lived Xin dynasty of imperial China. Originally an official and consort kin of the Han dynasty, Wang seized the throne in AD 9. The Han dynasty was restored after his overthrow, and his rule marked the separation between the earlier Western Han dynasty and the later Eastern Han dynasty. Traditional Chinese historiography viewed Wang as a tyrant and usurper, while more recently some historians have portrayed him as a visionary and selfless social reformer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia. Wang Mang is the 1,204th most popular politician (down from 712th in 2024), the 64th most popular biography from China (down from 50th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Chinese Politician.

Wang Mang was most famous for the short-lived Xin Dynasty, which lasted from 9 to 23 AD.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wang Mang ranks 1,204 out of 19,576. Before him are Franklin Pierce, Pietro Badoglio, Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, Louis IV of France, Frederick North, Lord North, and Constantine V. After him are George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, Mindaugas, Nikephoros II Phokas, Eric XIV of Sweden, Jiroemon Kimura, and Andromache.

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Among people born in 45 BC, Wang Mang ranks 1. After him are Quirinius, and Marcus Valerius Messalla Appianus. Among people deceased in 23, Wang Mang ranks 2. Before him is Strabo. After him are Juba II, Drusus Julius Caesar, Liu Xin, and Empress Wang (Ping).

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In China

Among people born in China, Wang Mang ranks 64 out of 1,610. Before him are Yongzheng Emperor (1678), Guangxu Emperor (1871), Xun Kuang (-313), Liu Shaoqi (1898), Sima Yi (179), and Cao Pi (187). After him are 5th Dalai Lama (1617), Li Si (-280), Tu Youyou (1930), Hua Guofeng (1921), Xiang Yu (-232), and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Wang Mang ranks 36. Before him are Sun Quan (182), Yongzheng Emperor (1678), Guangxu Emperor (1871), Liu Shaoqi (1898), Sima Yi (179), and Cao Pi (187). After him are 5th Dalai Lama (1617), Li Si (-280), Hua Guofeng (1921), Xiang Yu (-232), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685), and Külüg Khan (1281).

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