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Zhang Zhidong

1837 - 1909

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Zhang Zhidong (Chinese: 張之洞) (2 September 1837 – 4 October 1909) was a Chinese politician who lived during the late Qing dynasty. Along with Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang, Zhang Zhidong was one of the four most famous officials of the late Qing dynasty. Known for advocating controlled reform and modernization of Chinese troops, he served as the governor of Shanxi Province and viceroy of Huguang, Liangguang and Liangjiang, and also as a member of the Grand Council. He took a leading role in the abolition of the Imperial examination system in 1905. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zhang Zhidong is the 9,841st most popular politician (down from 9,465th in 2019), the 657th most popular biography from China (up from 665th in 2019) and the 358th most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Zhang Zhidong ranks 9,841 out of 19,576. Before him are John II, Duke of Brittany, Prince Koreyasu, Wifred II, Count of Barcelona, Telerig of Bulgaria, R. James Woolsey Jr., and Arybbas of Epirus. After him are Menzies Campbell, Lu Xiufu, Ilyas Khoja, Edward Ochab, Joseph Serchuk, and Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1837, Zhang Zhidong ranks 54. Before him are Ernest Guiraud, Prince Albert of Prussia, Horace Parnell Tuttle, Liu Yongfu, Itagaki Taisuke, and Nicolás Avellaneda. After him are Hans von Marées, Moritz Kaposi, Franz Overbeck, Ion Creangă, Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau, and George Dewey. Among people deceased in 1909, Zhang Zhidong ranks 45. Before him are Richard Bowdler Sharpe, Walther Ritz, Joshua Slocum, Margarete Steiff, Karl Krumbacher, and Henriëtte Ronner-Knip. After him are John Millington Synge, Mieczysław Karłowicz, Charles-Louis Philippe, Catulle Mendès, Manuel Amador Guerrero, and Rodolphe Lindt.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhang Zhidong ranks 657 out of 1,610. Before him are Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama (1938), Luo Yixiu (1889), Liu Penzi (11), Guan Daosheng (1262), Jung Chang (1952), and Gan Ji (101). After him are Lu Xiufu (1236), Yang Hui (1238), Yuan Longping (1930), Emperor Xiaowu of Jin (362), Yan Liben (600), and Ho Feng-Shan (1901).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Zhang Zhidong ranks 358. Before him are Sergei Stepashin (1952), He Long (1896), Bo Gu (1907), Zhu of Xia (null), Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama (1938), and Liu Penzi (11). After him are Lu Xiufu (1236), Emperor Xiaowu of Jin (362), Ho Feng-Shan (1901), Salchak Toka (1901), Li Yu (937), and Jin of Xia (null).

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