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Emperor Kenzō

450 - 487

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Emperor Kenzō (顕宗天皇, Kenzō-tennō) (450 – 2 June 487) was the 23rd legendary emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 1 February 485 to 2 June 487. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Kenzō has received more than 170,335 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Emperor Kenzō is the 3,961st most popular politician (down from 3,677th in 2019), the 223rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 189th in 2019) and the 84th most popular Japanese Politician.

Kenzō is most famous for his role in the Meiji Restoration. He was the first shōgun of the Meiji era and was responsible for the modernization of Japan.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Kenzō ranks 3,961 out of 19,576Before him are Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, Bayan I, Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, Charles, Duke of Berry, and Charles III, Duke of Lorraine. After him are Gelon, Antonia the Elder, Luigi Facta, Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Kim Il, and Alfonso, Prince of Asturias.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 450, Emperor Kenzō ranks 9Before him are Pope Anastasius II, Mazdak, Huneric, Gunthamund, Eraric, and Ildibad. After him are Thrasamund, Emperor Keitai, Aegidius, Gesalec, Gondioc, and Jamasp. Among people deceased in 487, Emperor Kenzō ranks 2Before him is Syagrius.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Kenzō ranks 223 out of 6,245Before him are Tsugumi Ohba (1950), Emperor Go-Kashiwabara (1464), Emperor Shōkō (1401), Empress Jingū (169), Takashi Shimura (1905), and Emperor Sutoku (1119). After him are Osamu Shimomura (1928), Kyu Sakamoto (1941), Emperor Ankō (401), Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni (1887), Mikao Usui (1865), and Fujiko Fujio (1934).

Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Kenzō ranks 84Before him are Emperor Hanzei (336), Emperor Chūai (149), Emperor Go-Kashiwabara (1464), Emperor Shōkō (1401), Empress Jingū (169), and Emperor Sutoku (1119). After him are Emperor Ankō (401), Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni (1887), Fujiko Fujio (1934), Amakusa Shirō (1621), Emperor Go-Kameyama (1347), and Hōjō Tokimune (1251).