1305 - 1358
Ashikaga Takauji (足利 尊氏, August 18, 1305 – June 7, 1358) was the founder and first shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate. His rule began in 1338, beginning the Muromachi period of Japan, and ended with his death in 1358. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ashikaga Takauji has received more than 306,420 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 32 in 2019). Ashikaga Takauji is the 3,982nd most popular politician (down from 3,613th in 2019), the 212th most popular biography from Japan (down from 188th in 2019) and the 80th most popular Japanese Politician.
Ashikaga Takauji is most famous for being the first shogun of the Muromachi period. He overthrew the Kamakura shogunate in 1333, and founded the Ashikaga shogunate.
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Among politicians, Ashikaga Takauji ranks 3,982 out of 15,577. Before him are Hypereides, Eumenes I, Abdul Halim of Kedah, Ma Ying-jeou, Milada Horáková, and Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan. After him are Moncef Marzouki, Ivanoe Bonomi, Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Kantarō Suzuki, Peter I of Bulgaria, and Haakon III of Norway.
390 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 3,976
250 BC - 241 BC
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 3,977
1927 - 2017
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 3,978
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 3,979
1901 - 1950
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 3,980
1285 - 1320
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 3,981
1305 - 1358
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 3,982
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 3,983
1873 - 1951
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 3,984
1835 - 1908
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 3,985
1868 - 1948
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 3,986
927 - 970
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 3,987
1182 - 1204
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 3,988
Among people born in 1305, Ashikaga Takauji ranks 3. Before him are Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan and Marie of Luxembourg, Queen of France. After him are Peter II of Sicily, Elizabeth of Poland, Queen of Hungary, Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Germany, Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria, and Beatrice of Luxembourg. Among people deceased in 1358, Ashikaga Takauji ranks 3. Before him are Isabella of France and Albert II, Duke of Austria. After him are Étienne Marcel, Guillaume Cale, Abu Inan Faris, and Giovanni de' Marignolli.
1305 - 1335
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 1
1305 - 1324
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 2
1305 - 1358
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 3
1305 - 1342
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4
1305 - 1380
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 5
1305 - 1330
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 6
1305 - 1339
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 7
1305 - 1319
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 8
1295 - 1358
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 1
1298 - 1358
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 2
1305 - 1358
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 3
1315 - 1358
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 4
1350 - 1358
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 5
1329 - 1358
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 6
1290 - 1358
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 7
Among people born in Japan, Ashikaga Takauji ranks 212 out of 6,048. Before him are Masahiko Kimura (1917), Saburō Sakai (1916), Yukio Hatoyama (1947), Kyu Sakamoto (1941), Emperor Ankō (401), and Okita Sōji (1842). After him are Kantarō Suzuki (1868), Rumiko Takahashi (1957), Sada Abe (1905), Akira Yoshizawa (1911), Jisaburō Ozawa (1886), and Emperor Ninken (449).
1917 - 1993
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 206
1916 - 2000
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 207
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 208
1941 - 1985
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 209
401 - 456
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 210
1842 - 1868
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 211
1305 - 1358
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 212
1868 - 1948
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 213
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 214
1905 - Present
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 215
1911 - 2005
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 216
1886 - 1966
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 217
449 - 498
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 218
Among politicians born in Japan, Ashikaga Takauji ranks 80. Before him are Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646), Katsura Tarō (1848), Emperor Chūai (149), Empress Jingū (169), Yukio Hatoyama (1947), and Emperor Ankō (401). After him are Kantarō Suzuki (1868), Emperor Ninken (449), Emperor Senka (467), Emperor Hanzei (336), Ōkubo Toshimichi (1830), and Emperor Seinei (444).
1646 - 1709
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 74
1848 - 1913
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 75
149 - 200
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 76
169 - 269
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 77
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 78
401 - 456
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 79
1305 - 1358
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 80
1868 - 1948
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 81
449 - 498
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 82
467 - 539
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 83
336 - 410
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 84
1830 - 1878
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 85
444 - 484
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 86