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Wen Tianxiang

1236 - 1283

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Wen Tianxiang (Chinese: 文天祥; pinyin: Wén Tiānxiáng; June 6, 1236 – January 9, 1283), noble title Duke of Xin (信國公), was a Chinese statesman, poet and politician in the last years of the Southern Song dynasty. For his resistance to Kublai Khan's invasion of the Southern Song dynasty, and for his refusal to yield to the Yuan dynasty despite being captured and tortured, he is a popular culture hero symbol of patriotism, righteousness, and resistance against tyranny in China. He is known as one of the 'Three Loyal Princes of the Song' (大宋三忠王), alongside Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie. Wen Tianxiang is depicted in the Wu Shuang Pu (無雙譜, Table of Peerless Heroes) by Jin Guliang. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wen Tianxiang is the 1,630th most popular writer (down from 1,556th in 2019), the 434th most popular biography from China (up from 458th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Wen Tianxiang ranks 1,630 out of 7,302Before him are Jacques Amyot, Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Robert Jordan, S. Ansky, Rodulfus Glaber, and Lycophron. After him are Ira Levin, Michael Moorcock, Giovanni Francesco Straparola, Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, Harlan Coben, and Pehr Henrik Ling.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1236, Wen Tianxiang ranks 6Before him are Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi, Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Violant of Aragon, Chungnyeol of Goryeo, and Leo II, King of Armenia. After him are Jacopone da Todi, Stephen the Posthumous, and Lu Xiufu. Among people deceased in 1283, Wen Tianxiang ranks 4Before him are Ata-Malik Juvayni, Philip I, Latin Emperor, and Zakariya al-Qazwini. After him are Muhyi al-Din al-Maghribi, Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway, and Blanche of Navarre, Duchess of Brittany.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wen Tianxiang ranks 434 out of 1,610Before him are Zhuge Zhan (227), Yue Jin (200), Shing-Tung Yau (1949), Emperor Wu of Song (363), Huo Guang (-150), and Zhou Tai (163). After him are Yan Xishan (1883), Mao Dun (1896), Demchugdongrub (1902), Yuen Siu-tien (1912), Zhu Youlang (1623), and Yuen Woo-ping (1945).

Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Wen Tianxiang ranks 40Before him are Du Mu (803), J. G. Ballard (1930), Liang Qichao (1873), Gampopa (1079), Qiu Chuji (1148), and Eileen Chang (1920). After him are Mao Dun (1896), Sima Xiangru (-179), Shen Yue (441), Liu Zongyuan (773), Xu Shen (58), and Li He (790).