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Who’s the most important Chinese historical figure whom most people have never heard of?

January 25th, 2008 · 26 Comments

Ari Kelman* of the American history blog, Edge of the American West has sparked a a fascinating little debate with this question:
“Who’s the most important — meaning influential, as in, could play the lead in the book or movie version of, [Insert Name]: And How S/he Changed America — historical figure about whom [...]

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