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Xianfeng Emperor

1831 - 1861

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The Xianfeng Emperor (17 July 1831 – 22 August 1861), also known by his temple name Emperor Wenzong of Qing, personal name Yizhu, was the eighth emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the seventh Qing emperor to rule over China proper. During his reign, the Qing dynasty experienced several wars and rebellions including the Taiping Rebellion, the Nian Rebellion, and the Second Opium War. He was the last Chinese emperor to exercise sole power. The fourth son of the Daoguang Emperor, he assumed the throne in 1850 and inherited an empire in crisis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Xianfeng Emperor is the 1,628th most popular politician (down from 1,152nd in 2019), the 99th most popular biography from China (down from 75th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Chinese Politician.

The xianfeng emperor is most famous for being the emperor of China during the Taiping Rebellion.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Xianfeng Emperor ranks 1,628 out of 19,576. Before him are Reuven Rivlin, Pepin the Hunchback, Moshe Katsav, Emperor Kōkaku, Horst Köhler, and Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria. After him are Publius Clodius Pulcher, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Magnus I of Sweden, Berenice I of Egypt, Al-Mu'tasim, and Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1831, Xianfeng Emperor ranks 9. Before him are Frederick III, German Emperor, Helena Blavatsky, Sitting Bull, James A. Garfield, Emperor Kōmei, and Richard Dedekind. After him are Savitribai Phule, Leo von Caprivi, Lucy Webb Hayes, Cheoljong of Joseon, Eduard Suess, and Naser al-Din Shah Qajar. Among people deceased in 1861, Xianfeng Emperor ranks 7. Before him are Albert, Prince Consort, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Abdulmejid I, Frederick William IV of Prussia, Taras Shevchenko, and Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour. After him are Friedrich Carl von Savigny, Pedro V of Portugal, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Pavel Jozef Šafárik, Lola Montez, and Ranavalona I.

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In China

Among people born in China, Xianfeng Emperor ranks 99 out of 1,610. Before him are Songtsen Gampo (604), Zhang Fei (167), 13th Dalai Lama (1876), Emperor Wen of Sui (541), Yang Guifei (719), and Qu Yuan (-343). After him are Bogd Khan (1869), Dong Zhuo (139), Yu the Great (-2123), Jiajing Emperor (1507), Yang Shangkun (1907), and Emperor Taizu of Song (927).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Xianfeng Emperor ranks 62. Before him are Daoguang Emperor (1782), Hongxi Emperor (1378), Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628), Songtsen Gampo (604), Emperor Wen of Sui (541), and Yang Guifei (719). After him are Bogd Khan (1869), Yu the Great (-2123), Jiajing Emperor (1507), Yang Shangkun (1907), Emperor Taizu of Song (927), and An Lushan (702).

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