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Yan Zhenqing

709 - 785

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Yan Zhenqing (simplified Chinese: 颜真卿; traditional Chinese: 顏真卿; pinyin: Yán Zhēnqīng; Wade–Giles: Yen Chen-ch'ing; 709 – 23 August 784) was a Chinese calligrapher, military general, and politician. He was a leading Chinese calligrapher and a loyal governor of the Tang dynasty. His artistic accomplishment in Chinese calligraphy is equal to that of the greatest master calligraphers of history, and his regular script style, Yan, has often been imitated. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yan Zhenqing is the 8,711th most popular politician (down from 8,468th in 2019), the 586th most popular biography from China (up from 607th in 2019) and the 328th most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yan Zhenqing ranks 8,711 out of 19,576. Before him are Kenneth II of Scotland, Mulatu Teshome, Stevo Pendarovski, Nikolai Voznesensky, Aripert II, and Marcus Caecilius Metellus. After him are Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta, Shintaro Abe, Väinö Tanner, Augusta of Denmark, Sara Duterte, and Charles Booth.

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Among people born in 709, Yan Zhenqing ranks 2. Before him is Emperor Kōnin. After him is Abu Mikhnaf. Among people deceased in 785, Yan Zhenqing ranks 2. Before him is Al-Mahdi. After him are Ōtomo no Yakamochi, and Nafiʽ al-Madani.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yan Zhenqing ranks 586 out of 1,610. Before him are Jia Chong (217), Chen Gongbo (1892), Wang Zhengjun (-71), Emperor Wen of Liu Song (407), Nie Rongzhen (1899), and Zhang Wentian (1900). After him are Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme (1910), Hu Hanmin (1879), Sengge Rinchen (1811), Jianzhen (688), 8th Dalai Lama (1758), and Man Chong (209).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Yan Zhenqing ranks 328. Before him are Jia Chong (217), Chen Gongbo (1892), Wang Zhengjun (-71), Emperor Wen of Liu Song (407), Nie Rongzhen (1899), and Zhang Wentian (1900). After him are Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme (1910), Hu Hanmin (1879), Sengge Rinchen (1811), 8th Dalai Lama (1758), Man Chong (209), and Jin Midi (-134).

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