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Emperor Ankō

401 - 456

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Emperor Ankō (安康天皇, Ankō-tennō) (401 – 456) was the 20th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 453 to 456. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Ankō has received more than 196,826 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Emperor Ankō is the 3,986th most popular politician (down from 3,952nd in 2019), the 226th most popular biography from Japan (down from 209th in 2019) and the 85th most popular Japanese Politician.

Emperor Ankō is most famous for his decision to move the capital of Japan from Nara to Heian-kyō.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Ankō ranks 3,986 out of 19,576. Before him are Habibullāh Kalakāni, René II, Duke of Lorraine, Kim Jae-gyu, Emperor Zhang of Han, Valdemar, King of Sweden, and Al-Adil II. After him are Ante Marković, Auguste, Duke of Leuchtenberg, Boso of Provence, Emperor Jingzong of Liao, Sabuktigin, and Quintus Aurelius Symmachus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 401, Emperor Ankō ranks 5. Before him are Theodosius II, Leo I the Thracian, Aelia Eudocia, and Buddhaghosa. After him are Stobaeus, Barsanuphius, Mamertus, Hermias, Hilary of Arles, Solomon, and Palladius. Among people deceased in 456, Emperor Ankō ranks 1. After him are Rechiar, and Talorc I.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Ankō ranks 226 out of 6,245. Before him are Empress Jingū (169), Takashi Shimura (1905), Emperor Sutoku (1119), Emperor Kenzō (450), Osamu Shimomura (1928), and Kyu Sakamoto (1941). After him are Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni (1887), Mikao Usui (1865), Fujiko Fujio (1934), Kenichi Fukui (1918), Amakusa Shirō (1621), and Emperor Go-Kameyama (1347).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Ankō ranks 85. Before him are Emperor Chūai (149), Emperor Go-Kashiwabara (1464), Emperor Shōkō (1401), Empress Jingū (169), Emperor Sutoku (1119), and Emperor Kenzō (450). After him are Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni (1887), Fujiko Fujio (1934), Amakusa Shirō (1621), Emperor Go-Kameyama (1347), Hōjō Tokimune (1251), and Tokugawa Yoshimune (1684).

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