1358 - 1408
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (足利 義満, September 25, 1358 – May 31, 1408) was the 3rd shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate, which was in power from 1368 to 1394 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshimitsu was Ashikaga Yoshiakira's third son but the oldest son to survive, his childhood name being Haruō (春王). Yoshimitsu was appointed shōgun, a hereditary title as head of the military estate, in 1368 at the age of ten; at twenty he was admitted to the imperial court as Acting Grand Counselor (Gon Dainagon 権大納言). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has received more than 146,951 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is the 4,392nd most popular politician (down from 3,757th in 2019), the 267th most popular biography from Japan (down from 204th in 2019) and the 89th most popular Japanese Politician.
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Among politicians, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu ranks 4,392 out of 15,710. Before him are Tage Erlander, Amenemope, Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden, Empress Genshō, Jean-Claude Duvalier, and László Rajk. After him are Emperor Wuzong of Tang, Amadeus III, Count of Savoy, Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, Igor Smirnov, Micipsa, and Eduardo Frei Montalva.
1901 - 1985
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 4,386
1001 BC - 992 BC
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 4,387
1826 - 1907
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 4,388
680 - 748
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 4,389
1951 - 2014
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 4,390
1909 - 1949
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 4,391
1358 - 1408
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 4,392
814 - 846
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 4,393
1095 - 1148
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 4,394
1887 - 1990
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 4,395
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 4,396
200 BC - 118 BC
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 4,397
1911 - 1982
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 4,398
Among people born in 1358, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu ranks 3. Before him are John I of Portugal and John I of Castile. After him are Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile and Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Among people deceased in 1408, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu ranks 4. Before him are Taejo of Joseon, John VII Palaiologos, and Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans. After him are Miran Shah and John Gower.
1358 - 1433
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 1
1358 - 1390
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 2
1358 - 1408
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 3
1358 - 1382
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 4
1358 - 1434
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 5
1335 - 1408
HPI: 80.11
Rank: 1
1370 - 1408
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 2
1371 - 1408
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 3
1358 - 1408
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 4
1366 - 1408
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 5
1330 - 1408
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 6
Among people born in Japan, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu ranks 267 out of 5,560. Before him are Rumiko Takahashi (1957), Katō Kiyomasa (1561), Susumu Tonegawa (1939), Nobuyuki Abe (1875), Franklin J. Schaffner (1920), and Empress Genshō (680). After him are Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni (1887), Yoshio Fujiwara (null), Emperor Seinei (444), Ken Noritake (1922), Shūsaku Endō (1923), and Osamu Shimomura (1928).
1957 - Present
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 261
1561 - 1611
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 262
1939 - Present
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 263
1875 - 1953
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 264
1920 - 1989
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 265
680 - 748
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 266
1358 - 1408
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 267
1887 - 1990
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 268
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 269
444 - 484
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 270
1922 - 1994
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 271
1923 - 1996
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 272
1928 - 2018
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 273
Among politicians born in Japan, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu ranks 89. Before him are Mōri Motonari (1497), Terauchi Masatake (1852), Tokugawa Yoshimune (1684), Katō Kiyomasa (1561), Nobuyuki Abe (1875), and Empress Genshō (680). After him are Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni (1887), Emperor Seinei (444), Maeda Toshiie (1538), Emperor Sutoku (1119), Emperor Ingyō (376), and Minoru Genda (1904).
1497 - 1571
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 83
1852 - 1919
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 84
1684 - 1751
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 85
1561 - 1611
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 86
1875 - 1953
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 87
680 - 748
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 88
1358 - 1408
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 89
1887 - 1990
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 90
444 - 484
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 91
1538 - 1599
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 92
1119 - 1164
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 93
376 - 453
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 94
1904 - 1989
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 95