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Yang Guifei

719 - 756

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Yang Yuhuan (Chinese: 楊玉環; 719 – 15 July 756), often known as Yang Guifei (楊貴妃, with Guifei being the highest rank for imperial consorts during her time), and known briefly by the Taoist nun name Taizhen (太真), was the beloved consort of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang during his later years. She is known as one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. During the An Lushan Rebellion, as Emperor Xuanzong and his cortege were fleeing from the capital Chang'an to Chengdu, the emperor's guards demanded that he put Yang to death because they blamed the rebellion on her cousin Yang Guozhong and the rest of her family. The emperor capitulated and reluctantly ordered his attendant Gao Lishi to supervise her forced suicide. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yang Guifei is the 1,619th most popular politician (down from 1,399th in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from China (down from 94th in 2019) and the 61st most popular Chinese Politician.

Yang Guifei is most famous for being the consort of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yang Guifei ranks 1,619 out of 19,576. Before her are Babrak Karmal, Lothair of France, Pauline Bonaparte, Liz Truss, Pachacuti, and Charles XI of Sweden. After her are Francis, Duke of Guise, Dionysius I of Syracuse, Reuven Rivlin, Pepin the Hunchback, Moshe Katsav, and Emperor Kōkaku.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 719, Yang Guifei ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 756, Yang Guifei ranks 1. After her are Ibn al-Muqaffa', Emperor Shōmu, Aistulf, Kormisosh, Galla Gaulo, Cuthred of Wessex, and Wang Changling.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yang Guifei ranks 96 out of 1,610. Before her are Hongxi Emperor (1378), Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628), Songtsen Gampo (604), Zhang Fei (167), 13th Dalai Lama (1876), and Emperor Wen of Sui (541). After her are Qu Yuan (-343), Xianfeng Emperor (1831), Bogd Khan (1869), Dong Zhuo (139), Yu the Great (-2123), and Jiajing Emperor (1507).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Yang Guifei ranks 61. Before her are Hu Yaobang (1915), Daoguang Emperor (1782), Hongxi Emperor (1378), Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628), Songtsen Gampo (604), and Emperor Wen of Sui (541). After her are Xianfeng Emperor (1831), Bogd Khan (1869), Yu the Great (-2123), Jiajing Emperor (1507), Yang Shangkun (1907), and Emperor Taizu of Song (927).

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