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Emperor Kaika

208 BC - 97 BC

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Emperor Kaika (開化天皇, Kaika-tennō), also known as Wakayamato Nekohiko Ōbibi no Mikoto (若倭根子日子大毘毘命) in the Kojiki, and Wakayamato Nekohiko Ōbibi no Sumeramikoto (稚日本根子彦大日日天皇) in the Nihon Shoki was the ninth 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. Kaika 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 Kaika has received more than 247,181 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Emperor Kaika is the 3,252nd most popular politician (down from 3,039th in 2019), the 166th most popular biography from Japan (down from 142nd in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Japanese Politician.

Kaika is most famous for being the first female emperor of Japan.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Kaika ranks 3,252 out of 19,576. Before him are Radomir Putnik, Zhao Bing, Hetepheres I, István Tisza, Pelopidas, and Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden. After him are François Vatel, Robert II, Count of Flanders, Magnus III of Sweden, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, William II of Württemberg, and Emperor Tenmu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 208 BC, Emperor Kaika ranks 2. Before him is Polybius. After him is Agatharchides. Among people deceased in 97 BC, Emperor Kaika ranks 1. 

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Kaika ranks 166 out of 6,245. Before him are Shoko Asahara (1955), Osamu Yamaji (1929), Nobusuke Kishi (1896), Emperor Ōjin (210), Antonio Inoki (1943), and Shohei Imamura (1926). After him are Emperor Tenmu (631), Masatoshi Koshiba (1926), Junichiro Koizumi (1942), Emperor Suinin (-69), Yasuhiro Nakasone (1918), and Syukuro Manabe (1931).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Kaika ranks 52. Before him are Emperor Sujin (-147), Emperor Kanmu (737), Emperor Kōrei (-341), Issey Miyake (1938), Nobusuke Kishi (1896), and Emperor Ōjin (210). After him are Emperor Tenmu (631), Junichiro Koizumi (1942), Emperor Suinin (-69), Yasuhiro Nakasone (1918), Yasuo Fukuda (1936), and Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519).

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