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Also Known As Shizu • Fulin • Shun-chih • Zhangdi
Born March 15, 1638 • China
Died February 5, 1661 (aged 22) • Beijing • China
Title / Office emperor (1644-1661), China
House / Dynasty Qing dynasty
Notable Family Members father Abahai • son Kangxi
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Wang Hongwen
Chinese politician
Mao Zedong smiling and waving with his right hand while standing outdoors in front of large lanterns and a crowd.
Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
The Yongle emperor, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Yongle
emperor of Ming dynasty
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Kangxi
emperor of Qing dynasty
The Hongwu emperor; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Hongwu
emperor of Ming dynasty
Sun Yat-sen
Sun Yat-sen
Chinese leader
Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai
premier of China
Qianlong
Qianlong
emperor of Qing dynasty
The Taizu emperor, founder of the Song dynasty, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei
Taizu
emperor of Song dynasty
Liu Shaoqi
Liu Shaoqi
Chinese statesman
Lin Biao, Zhou Enlai, and other Chinese officials stand in uniform, holding up Little Red Books during a 1967 Red Guard rally in China.
Lin Biao
Chinese military leader
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek
Chinese soldier and statesman
Hu Shih
Hu Shih
Chinese leader and scholar
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Li Hongzhang
Chinese statesman
Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping
president of China
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Xuanzong
emperor of Tang dynasty [685–762]
Hong Xiuquan
Hong Xiuquan
Chinese prophet and rebel
Portrait of Chen Duxiu wearing a traditional Chinese garment, facing forward with a neutral expression against a plain background.
Chen Duxiu
Chinese leader
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Ban Gu
Chinese historian
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Ouyang Xiu
Chinese author and statesman

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