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Yelü Chucai

1189 - 1243

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Yelü Chucai (Chinese: 耶律楚材; pinyin: Yēlǜ Chǔcái; Mongolian: Urtu Saqaltu "Longbeard", written in Chinese characters as "吾圖撒合里", July 24, 1190 – June 20, 1244), courtesy name Jinqing (Chinese: 晉卿), was a Khitan statesman from the imperial clan of the Liao dynasty, who became a vigorous adviser and administrator of the early Mongol Empire in the Confucian tradition. He was the first of Genghis Khan's retainers to formulate policy during the Mongol invasions and conquests. He also introduced many administrative reforms in North China during the reign of Genghis Khan and his son and successor Ögedei. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yelü Chucai is the 4,896th most popular politician (down from 4,380th in 2019), the 329th most popular biography from China (up from 337th in 2019) and the 203rd most popular Chinese Politician.

Yelü chucai was a Tang dynasty Buddhist monk who was famous for his translation of Buddhist scriptures into Chinese.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yelü Chucai ranks 4,896 out of 19,576. Before him are Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Emperor Kinmei, Authari, Josip Juraj Strossmayer, Danilo Türk, and Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg. After him are Abi-Eshuh, Jarmila Kratochvílová, Benjamin Butler, Rudolf of Rheinfelden, Kōki Hirota, and Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1189, Yelü Chucai ranks 1. After him are Al-Mansur Nasir al-Din Muhammad, Archambaud VIII of Bourbon, and Skule Bårdsson. Among people deceased in 1243, Yelü Chucai ranks 2. Before him is Hedwig of Silesia. After him are Herman V, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Indravarman II.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yelü Chucai ranks 329 out of 1,610. Before him are Su Song (1020), Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837), Lu You (1125), Li Dazhao (1889), Duan Qirui (1865), and Princess Taiping (665). After him are Meng Haoran (690), Lao She (1899), Zhang Daoling (34), Ai Weiwei (1957), Jia Xu (147), and He Jin (135).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Yelü Chucai ranks 203. Before him are Emperor Hui of Jin (259), Zhao Tuo (-230), Yuan Chonghuan (1584), Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837), Li Dazhao (1889), and Duan Qirui (1865). After him are Jia Xu (147), Xun Yu (163), Ma Teng (156), Ruzi Ying (5), Taishi Ci (166), and Emperor Wuzong of Tang (814).

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