# Howqua

> Wu Bingjian, trading as "Houqua" and better known in the West as "Howqua" or "Howqua II", was a hong merchant in the Thirteen Factories, head of the E-wo hong and leader of the Canton Cohong. He was once the richest man in the world.

*Chinese businessman (1769-1843)*

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## Identity
- **Born:** 1769
- **Died:** 1843-09-04
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.7 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 12.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [伍秉鑑](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BC%8D%E7%A7%89%E9%91%91)
- [Howqua](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howqua)
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- [Howqua](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howqua)
- [Howqua](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howqua)
- [Howqua](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howqua)
- [Հոքուա](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%80%D5%B8%D6%84%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A1)
- [伍秉鑑](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BC%8D%E7%A7%89%E9%91%91)
- [오병감](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%98%A4%EB%B3%91%EA%B0%90)
- [Wu Bingjian](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Bingjian)
- [Хокуа](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%B0)
- [Howqua](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howqua)
- [Ngũ Bỉnh Giám](https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng%C5%A9_B%E1%BB%89nh_Gi%C3%A1m)
- [Ngó͘ Péng-kàm](https://zh_min_nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng%C3%B3%CD%98_P%C3%A9ng-k%C3%A0m)
- [伍秉鑑](https://zh_yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BC%8D%E7%A7%89%E9%91%91)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1391990)

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