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Emperor Go-Daigo

1288 - 1339

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Emperor Go-Daigo (後醍醐天皇 Go-Daigo-tennō) (26 November 1288 – 19 September 1339) was the 96th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He successfully overthrew the Kamakura shogunate in 1333 and established the short-lived Kenmu Restoration to bring the Imperial House back into power. This was to be the last time the emperor had real power until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Go-Daigo has received more than 468,975 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Emperor Go-Daigo is the 2,829th most popular politician (up from 2,961st in 2019), the 133rd most popular biography from Japan (up from 138th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Japanese Politician.

Emperor Go-Daigo is most famous for his attempt to overthrow the Kamakura shogunate in 1333. His efforts were unsuccessful and he was forced to abdicate.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Go-Daigo ranks 2,829 out of 19,576. Before him are Kārlis Ulmanis, Manuel Godoy, Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg, Louis Barthou, Władysław Anders, and Maria Anna of Bavaria. After him are Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain, Narseh, Gevherhan Sultan, Wei Yan, Ḫattušili I, and Joseph P. Kennedy Sr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1288, Emperor Go-Daigo ranks 4. Before him are Orhan, Charles I of Hungary, and Ivan I of Moscow. After him are Emperor Go-Fushimi, Gersonides, and Mahmoud Shabestari. Among people deceased in 1339, Emperor Go-Daigo ranks 1. After him are Otto, Duke of Austria, Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver, Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria, Aldona of Lithuania, Azzone Visconti, Jadwiga of Kalisz, Chungsuk of Goryeo, and Francesco Dandolo.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Go-Daigo ranks 133 out of 6,245. Before him are Eisaku Satō (1901), Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604), Yamato Takeru (72), Masaru Emoto (1943), Shigeru Yoshida (1878), and Emperor Go-Sai (1638). After him are Kōnosuke Matsushita (1894), Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797), Shunroku Hata (1879), Tokugawa Hidetada (1579), Kakuichi Mimura (1931), and Ishida Mitsunari (1559).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Go-Daigo ranks 43. Before him are Emperor Go-Kōmyō (1633), Eisaku Satō (1901), Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604), Yamato Takeru (72), Shigeru Yoshida (1878), and Emperor Go-Sai (1638). After him are Tokugawa Hidetada (1579), Kuniaki Koiso (1880), Emperor Sujin (-147), Emperor Kanmu (737), Emperor Kōrei (-341), and Issey Miyake (1938).

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