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Also Known As Chao Ju-k’uo
Born 1170 • China
Died September 1231 (aged 61)
Subjects Of Study international trade • China • Europe
Kangxi
emperor of Qing dynasty
Wang Hongwen
Chinese politician
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
The Yongle emperor, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Yongle
emperor of Ming 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
Lin Biao
Chinese military leader
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek
Chinese statesman
Hu Shih
Hu Shih
Chinese leader and scholar
Li Hongzhang
Chinese statesman
Xuanzong
emperor of Tang dynasty [685–762]
Hong Xiuquan
Hong Xiuquan
Chinese prophet and rebel
Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping
president of China
Chen Duxiu
Chinese leader
Ban Gu
Chinese historian
Ouyang Xiu
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