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Zhu Yousong

1607 - 1646

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The Hongguang Emperor (5 September 1607 – 23 May 1646), personal name Zhu Yousong, was the first emperor of the Chinese Southern Ming dynasty. He was the grandson of the Wanli Emperor through his third son Zhu Changxun, and a cousin of the Chongzhen Emperor, the last emperor of the Ming dynasty. He reigned briefly in southern China from 1644 to 1645. In 1644, rebels led by Li Zicheng captured the Ming capital of Beijing, and the Chongzhen Emperor committed suicide. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zhu Yousong is the 8,550th most popular politician (down from 6,039th in 2019), the 575th most popular biography from China (down from 461st in 2019) and the 319th most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Zhu Yousong ranks 8,550 out of 19,576Before him are Thomas, Count of Flanders, Abdul Karim, Mohamed Osman Jawari, Maurice Rouvier, Francisco Guterres, and Victor Stănculescu. After him are Li Jue, Umberto Bossi, Herman III, Margrave of Baden, Zu Yi, Rolandas Paksas, and Sinon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1607, Zhu Yousong ranks 13Before him are Wenceslaus Hollar, Erasmus Quellinus the Younger, Paul Gerhardt, Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, Antoine Gombaud, and Akile Hatun. After him are Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, Antonio Barberini, Nicolas Henri, Duke of Orléans, Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst, Song Si-yeol, and Johann von Rist. Among people deceased in 1646, Zhu Yousong ranks 7Before him are Maria Anna of Spain, Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias, Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma, Stanisław Koniecpolski, Henri, Prince of Condé, and Hosokawa Tadaoki. After him are Zhu Yujian, Maria Caterina Farnese, Francesco Furini, Margherita Aldobrandini, Antonio Marcello Barberini, and Francesco Erizzo.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhu Yousong ranks 575 out of 1,610Before him are Zhang Xun (1854), Wu Daozi (680), Li Shangyin (813), Yuan Mei (1716), Helü of Wu (-550), and Ai Qing (1910). After him are Li Jue (200), Eric Liddell (1902), Wang Huning (1955), Jia Chong (217), Chen Gongbo (1892), and Wang Zhengjun (-71).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Zhu Yousong ranks 319Before him are Ma Bufang (1903), Prince Gong (1833), Chen Yi (1901), Xu Shichang (1855), Zhang Xun (1854), and Helü of Wu (-550). After him are Li Jue (200), Wang Huning (1955), Jia Chong (217), Chen Gongbo (1892), Wang Zhengjun (-71), and Emperor Wen of Liu Song (407).