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Emperor Go-Toba

1180 - 1239

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Emperor Go-Toba (後鳥羽天皇, Go-Toba-tennō, 6 August 1180 – 28 March 1239) was the 82nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1183 through 1198. This 12th-century sovereign was named after Emperor Toba, and go- (後), translates literally as "later"; and thus, he is sometimes called the "Later Emperor Toba". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Go-Toba has received more than 293,955 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Emperor Go-Toba is the 5,221st most popular politician (up from 5,285th in 2019), the 349th most popular biography from Japan (down from 338th in 2019) and the 146th most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Go-Toba ranks 5,221 out of 19,576Before him are Wu Qi, Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, Al-Muttaqi, Do-Aklin, Proclus of Constantinople, and Pierre Mendès France. After him are Stevo Pendarovski, Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne, Axayacatl, William of Villehardouin, André de Montbard, and Andris Bērziņš.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1180, Emperor Go-Toba ranks 4Before him are Berengaria of Castile, Eric X of Sweden, and Theodore Komnenos Doukas. After him are Constance of Hungary, Berthold, Gottfried von Strassburg, Peter Nolasco, Mstislav Mstislavich, Otto I, Duke of Merania, Alfonso II, Count of Provence, and Bernhard von Spanheim. Among people deceased in 1239, Emperor Go-Toba ranks 2Before him is Hermann von Salza. After him are Albert IV, Count of Habsburg, Władysław Odonic, Henry II, Count of Bar, and Abu al-Abbas al-Nabati.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Go-Toba ranks 349 out of 6,245Before him are Hirokazu Kore-eda (1962), Emperor Chōkei (1343), Kiyonosuke Marutani (null), Emperor Go-Saga (1220), Kuroda Kiyotaka (1840), and Hideo Sakai (1909). After him are Toshio Suzuki (1948), Takashi Kasahara (1918), Sadaharu Oh (1940), Kazuyoshi Nakamura (1955), Taira no Masakado (903), and Ichirou Mizuki (1948).

Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Go-Toba ranks 146Before him are Saionji Kinmochi (1849), Inukai Tsuyoshi (1855), Emperor Go-Shirakawa (1127), Emperor Chōkei (1343), Emperor Go-Saga (1220), and Kuroda Kiyotaka (1840). After him are Emperor Chūkyō (1218), Emperor Rokujō (1164), Emperor Kōbun (648), Emperor Konoe (1139), Emperor Nijō (1143), and Kijūrō Shidehara (1872).