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Wei Qing

150 BC - 106 BC

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Wei Qing (died c.Jun 106 BC?), courtesy name Zhongqing, born Zheng Qing in Linfen, Shanxi, was a Chinese military general and politician of the Western Han dynasty who was acclaimed for his campaigns against the Xiongnu, and his rags to riches life. He was a consort kin of Emperor Wu of Han as the younger half-brother of Emperor Wu's wife Empress Wei Zifu, and later the third husband of Emperor Wu's older sister Eldest Princess Yangxin. He was also the maternal uncle of Huo Qubing, another decorated Han general who participated in the war against the Xiongnu. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wei Qing is the 734th most popular military personnel (down from 661st in 2019), the 460th most popular biography from China (down from 455th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Chinese Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Wei Qing ranks 734 out of 2,058. Before her are Nobutake Kondō, Seiichi Itō, Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary, Raoul Salan, Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg, and Werner Ostendorff. After her are Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria, Karl-Adolf Hollidt, Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma, Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Albert Leo Schlageter, and George Meade.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 150 BC, Wei Qing ranks 14. Before her are Aulus Gabinius, Tigranes I, Antiochus XII Dionysus, Mithridates II of Parthia, Zeno of Sidon, and Huo Guang. After her are Artemidorus Ephesius, Demetrius III Eucaerus, Lucius Licinius Lucullus, Mithridates IV of Pontus, Wei Zifu, and Marcus Fulvius Flaccus. Among people deceased in 106 BC, Wei Qing ranks 1. 

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    Wei Qing

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    150 BC - 106 BC

    HPI: 64.32

    Rank: 1

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In China

Among people born in China, Wei Qing ranks 460 out of 1,610. Before her are Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei (1901), Yen Chia-kan (1905), Chen Sheng (-250), Bao Xishun (1951), 10th Dalai Lama (1816), and Cai Yong (133). After her are Shen Yue (441), Liu Zongyuan (773), Chen Kaige (1952), Run Run Shaw (1907), Lei Feng (1940), and Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa (1924).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In China

Among military personnels born in China, Wei Qing ranks 43. Before her are Yu Jin (200), Huang Gai (145), Pang De (170), Yue Jin (200), Zhou Tai (163), and Zhuge Jin (174). After her are Lei Feng (1940), Ma Dai (183), Ling Tong (189), Chen Youliang (1320), Osman Batur (1899), and Qin Liangyu (1574).

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