Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

male, deceased (1227)
(IPA: ; ; classic Mongolian: (see below for alternative spellings); ca. 1162 -August 18, 1227) was a Mongol "Khan" (ruler; posthumously "Khagan",...
Sima Yi

Sima Yi

male, deceased (251)
Sima Yi (179 - 251) was a general, military strategist, and politician of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. He is perhaps best known for...
Wang Xizhi

Wang Xizhi

male, deceased (361)
Wang Xizhi was a Chinese calligrapher, traditionally referred to as the Sage of Calligraphy (書聖). Born in Linyi, Shandong, he spent most of his life...
Yue Fei

Yue Fei

male, deceased (1142)
Yue Fei (March 17, 1103 - January 27, 1142) was a Chinese patriot and nationalist military leader who fought for the Southern Song Dynasty against...
Sima Zhao

Sima Zhao

male, deceased (264)
Sima Zhao, courtesy name Zishang (子尚), was the son of chief military strategist Prime Minister Sima Yi of Cao Wei, during the Three Kingdoms peri...
Tao Qian

Tao Qian

male, deceased (427)
Tao Qian, also known as Tao Yuanming, born in modern Jiujiang, Jiangxi, was one of the most influential pre-Tang Dynasty Chinese poets. He came...
Ge Hong

Ge Hong

male, deceased (364)
Ge Hong was a minor southern official during the Jìn Dynasty (263-420), best known for his interest in Daoism, alchemy, and techniques of l...
Chen Shou

Chen Shou

male, deceased (297)
Chen Shou, born in Nanchong, Sichuan, was the author of the "Records of Three Kingdoms", a historical account of the Three Kingdoms period of...
Liu Yuan

Liu Yuan

male, deceased (310)
Liu Yuan (劉淵) (d. 310), courtesy name Yuanhai (元海), formally Emperor Guangwen of Han (Zhao) (漢(趙)光文帝) was the founding emperor of the Chinese/Xiongn...
Cao Zhi

Cao Zhi

male, deceased (232)
Cao Zhi (192 - 232) was a Chinese poet during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period. His poetry style, greatly revered during the...