737 - 806
Emperor Kanmu (桓武天皇, Kammu-tennō, 735 – 9 April 806), or Kammu, was the 50th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Kanmu has received more than 388,608 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Emperor Kanmu is the 3,457th most popular politician (up from 3,557th in 2019), the 172nd most popular biography from Japan (up from 185th in 2019) and the 59th most popular Japanese Politician.
Emperor Kanmu is most famous for his reforms that were intended to strengthen the central government. He was also the first emperor to use the title "Tenno" which means "heavenly sovereign."
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Among politicians, Emperor Kanmu ranks 3,457 out of 15,577. Before him are Ptolemy of Mauretania, Ahmadou Ahidjo, Hyrcanus II, Albert of Saxony, Aimery of Cyprus, and Mark Rutte. After him are Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern, Cyril Ramaphosa, Sviatopolk II of Kiev, Josef Terboven, Mihály Károlyi, and William V, Duke of Bavaria.
9 BC - 40
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 3,451
1924 - 1989
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 3,452
110 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 3,453
1828 - 1902
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 3,454
1172 - 1205
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 3,455
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 3,456
737 - 806
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 3,457
1835 - 1905
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 3,458
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 3,459
1050 - 1113
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 3,460
1898 - 1945
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 3,461
1875 - 1955
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 3,462
1548 - 1626
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 3,463
Among people born in 737, Emperor Kanmu ranks 1. After him is Hisham ibn al-Kalbi. Among people deceased in 806, Emperor Kanmu ranks 1. After him are Emperor Shunzong of Tang, Tarasios of Constantinople, and Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Fazārī.
737 - 806
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 1
761 - 806
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 2
730 - 806
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 3
746 - 806
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 4
Among people born in Japan, Emperor Kanmu ranks 172 out of 6,048. Before him are Satoshi Ōmura (1935), Emperor Tenji (626), Akira Suzuki (1930), Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952), Sugawara no Michizane (845), and Edogawa Ranpo (1894). After him are Empress Genshō (680), Emperor Richū (336), Zeami Motokiyo (1363), Tsugumi Ohba (1950), Naoto Kan (1946), and Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519).
1935 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 166
626 - 672
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 167
1930 - Present
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 168
1952 - 2023
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 169
845 - 903
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 170
1894 - 1965
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 171
737 - 806
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 172
680 - 748
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 173
336 - 405
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 174
1363 - 1443
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 175
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 176
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 177
1519 - 1560
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 178
Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Kanmu ranks 59. Before him are Shigeru Yoshida (1878), Fujiko Fujio (1934), Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604), Emperor Ōjin (210), Yasuhiro Nakasone (1918), and Emperor Tenji (626). After him are Empress Genshō (680), Emperor Richū (336), Naoto Kan (1946), Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519), Emperor Antoku (1178), and Masamune (1300).
1878 - 1967
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 53
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 54
1604 - 1651
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 55
210 - 310
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 56
1918 - 2019
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 57
626 - 672
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 58
737 - 806
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 59
680 - 748
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 60
336 - 405
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 61
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 62
1519 - 1560
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 63
1178 - 1185
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 64
1300 - 1400
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 65