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Emperor Kōshō

505 BC - 392 BC

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Emperor Kōshō (孝昭天皇, Kōshō-tennō), also known as Mimatsuhikokaeshine no Mikoto (真津日子訶恵志泥命) was the fifth legendary emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Very little is known about this Emperor due to a lack of material available for further verification and study. Kōshō is known as a "legendary emperor" among historians as his actual existence is disputed. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Kōshō has received more than 290,414 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia. Emperor Kōshō is the 2,489th most popular politician (up from 2,539th in 2019), the 110th most popular biography from Japan (down from 107th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Japanese Politician.

Emperor Kōshō is most famous for his suppression of the Mononobe clan. The Mononobe clan was a powerful clan that opposed the introduction of Buddhism to Japan.

Memorability Metrics

  • 290k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Kōshō ranks 2,489 out of 19,576. Before him are Alexander Jannaeus, Shalmaneser I, Mohammed Badie, Alfonso VII of León and Castile, Mary of Guise, and Françoise Marie de Bourbon. After him are Werner von Haeften, B. J. Habibie, Andronikos IV Palaiologos, Otto Grotewohl, Porus, and Antonín Novotný.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 505 BC, Emperor Kōshō ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 392 BC, Emperor Kōshō ranks 1. 

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Kōshō ranks 110 out of 6,245. Before him are Kunishige Kamamoto (1944), Hiroto Muraoka (1931), Sei Shōnagon (966), Okita Sōji (1842), Emperor Go-Momozono (1758), and Kenji Mizoguchi (1898). After him are Fumimaro Konoe (1891), Abe no Seimei (921), Tarō Asō (1940), Emperor Nakamikado (1702), Emperor Nintoku (290), and Emperor Reigen (1654).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Kōshō ranks 29. Before him are Himiko (175), Emperor Itoku (-553), Prince Shōtoku (574), Empress Go-Sakuramachi (1740), Naoto Kan (1946), and Emperor Go-Momozono (1758). After him are Fumimaro Konoe (1891), Tarō Asō (1940), Emperor Nakamikado (1702), Emperor Nintoku (290), Emperor Reigen (1654), and Emperor Kōan (-427).

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