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Zhang Juzheng

1525 - 1582

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Zhang Juzheng (26 May 1525 – 9 July 1582), courtesy name Shuda, art name Taiyue, also known as Zhang Jiangling, was a prominent grand secretary during the reigns of Ming emperors Longqing and Wanli. In 1547, he passed the highest level of official examinations and was granted the rank of jinshi. He then served at the Hanlin Academy. In 1567, he was appointed as the grand secretary to the Longqing Emperor, and upon the ascension of the Wanli Emperor in 1572, he became the head of the grand secretaries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zhang Juzheng is the 7,337th most popular politician (down from 7,145th in 2019), the 492nd most popular biography from China (up from 535th in 2019) and the 279th most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Zhang Juzheng ranks 7,337 out of 19,576. Before him are Ernesto Zedillo, George Grenville, Princess Hildegard of Bavaria, Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, Kusunoki Masashige, and King Xuan of Zhou. After him are Ado of Vienne, Salvius Julianus, Sinan Pasha, Alexandros Panagoulis, Shō Tai, and Basil of Trebizond.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1525, Zhang Juzheng ranks 7. Before him are Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Nurbanu Sultan, Şehzade Bayezid, John George, Elector of Brandenburg, Giovanni Battista Moroni, and Hans Staden. After him are John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg, Germain Pilon, Patriarch Job of Moscow, Juraj Drašković, Tadeáš Hájek, and Caspar Peucer. Among people deceased in 1582, Zhang Juzheng ranks 12. Before him are Mori Ranmaru, Altan Khan, Oda Nobutada, Takeda Katsuyori, Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine, and Diego, Prince of Asturias. After him are Francisco de Toledo, Charlotte of Bourbon, Louis, Duke of Montpensier, and George Buchanan.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhang Juzheng ranks 492 out of 1,610. Before him are He Zizhen (1910), Wang Bi (226), Shaohao (null), Ruan Ji (210), Tonyukuk (646), and Dong Qichang (1555). After him are Edward Yang (1947), Shangguan Wan'er (664), Wang Qishan (1948), Ma Liang (187), Liu Bowen (1311), and Jia Sidao (1213).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Zhang Juzheng ranks 279. Before him are Emperor Jingzong of Tang (809), Yao Wenyuan (1931), Hong Tianguifu (1849), Zhang Lu (101), He Zizhen (1910), and Tonyukuk (646). After him are Shangguan Wan'er (664), Wang Qishan (1948), Ma Liang (187), Jia Sidao (1213), Zhang Chunqiao (1917), and Drogön Chögyal Phagpa (1235).

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