MILITARY PERSONNEL

Xu Da

1332 - 1385

Xu Da

Xu Da (1332–1385), courtesy name Tiande, known by his title as Duke of Wei (魏國公), later posthumously as Prince of Zhongshan (中山王), was a Chinese military general and official who lived in the late Yuan dynasty and early Ming dynasty. He was a friend of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder and first ruler of the Ming dynasty, and assisted him in overthrowing the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty and establishing the Ming dynasty. He was also the father of Empress Xu, who married the third Ming ruler, the Yongle Emperor, and maternal grandfather of the Hongxi Emperor. All but two subsequent Ming and Southern Ming emperors were descended from him. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Xu Da is the 562nd most popular military personnel (up from 702nd in 2019), the 370th most popular biography from China (up from 480th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Chinese Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Xu Da ranks 562 out of 2,058. Before her are William Westmoreland, Roza Shanina, Franz von Hipper, Johan Laidoner, Xu Chu, and Serena. After her are Ivan Yakubovsky, Kirill Moskalenko, Lian Po, Creighton Abrams, Mikhail Alekseyev, and Hossein Salami.

Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia

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William Westmoreland
1914 - 2005
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 556
Roza Shanina
1924 - 1945
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 557
Franz von Hipper
1863 - 1932
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 558
Johan Laidoner
1884 - 1953
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 559
Xu Chu
200 - Present
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 560
Serena
365 - 408
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 561
Xu Da
1332 - 1385
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 562
Ivan Yakubovsky
1912 - 1976
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 563
Kirill Moskalenko
1902 - 1985
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 564
Lian Po
250 BC - Present
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 565
Creighton Abrams
1914 - 1974
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 566
Mikhail Alekseyev
1857 - 1918
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 567
Hossein Salami
1960 - 2025
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 568

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1332, Xu Da ranks 4. Before her are Ibn Khaldun, John V Palaiologos, and Charles II of Navarre. After her are Theodora Kantakouzene, Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia, Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg, Muhammad VI of Granada, William Langland, Vladislaus II of Opole, Franco Sacchetti, and Pero López de Ayala. Among people deceased in 1385, Xu Da ranks 3. Before her are Andronikos IV Palaiologos, and Bernabò Visconti. After her are Joan of Kent, Balša II, and Wang Meng.

Others Born in 1332

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Ibn Khaldun
HISTORIAN
1332 - 1406
HPI: 86.74
Rank: 1
John V Palaiologos
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1391
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 2
Charles II of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1387
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 3
Xu Da
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1332 - 1385
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 4
Theodora Kantakouzene
COMPANION
1332 - 1396
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 5
Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1381
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 6
Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1398
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 7
Muhammad VI of Granada
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1362
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 8
William Langland
WRITER
1332 - 1386
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 9
Vladislaus II of Opole
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1401
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 10
Franco Sacchetti
WRITER
1332 - 1400
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 11
Pero López de Ayala
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1407
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 12