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Emperor Kanmu

737 - 806

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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. Kammu reigned from 781 to 806, and it was during his reign that the scope of the emperor's powers reached its peak. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Kanmu has received more than 437,633 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Emperor Kanmu is the 3,024th most popular politician (up from 3,447th in 2019), the 148th most popular biography from Japan (up from 171st in 2019) and the 47th 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."

Memorability Metrics

  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Kanmu ranks 3,024 out of 19,576. Before him are Frederick II, Duke of Austria, Kim Koo, Leopold VI, Duke of Austria, Stephen III of Hungary, Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon, and Sabine Bergmann-Pohl. After him are Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Sultan Husayn Bayqara, Boris Shcherbina, Charles III, Duke of Savoy, Deiphobus, and Ernest, Elector of Saxony.

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Contemporaries

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 Tarasios of Constantinople, Emperor Shunzong of Tang, Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Fazārī, and Yahya ibn Khalid.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Kanmu ranks 148 out of 6,245. Before him are Kuniaki Koiso (1880), Makoto Kobayashi (1944), Sakichi Toyoda (1867), Toyotomi Hideyori (1593), Emperor Sujin (-147), and Ishikawa Goemon (1558). After him are Emperor Kōrei (-341), Torakusu Yamaha (1851), Issey Miyake (1938), Zeami Motokiyo (1363), Kenzō Takada (1939), and Kazuyoshi Miura (1967).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Kanmu ranks 47. Before him are Shigeru Yoshida (1878), Emperor Go-Sai (1638), Emperor Go-Daigo (1288), Tokugawa Hidetada (1579), Kuniaki Koiso (1880), and Emperor Sujin (-147). After him are Emperor Kōrei (-341), Issey Miyake (1938), Nobusuke Kishi (1896), Emperor Ōjin (210), Emperor Kaika (-208), and Emperor Tenmu (631).

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