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Emperor Kinmei

509 - 571

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Emperor Kinmei (欽明天皇, Kinmei-tennō, 509–571) was the 29th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign is said to have spanned the years from 539 to 571. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Kinmei has received more than 628,737 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Emperor Kinmei is the 3,514th most popular politician (down from 3,488th in 2019).

Emperor Kinmei is most famous for his contribution to Buddhism in Japan. He was the first emperor to convert to Buddhism.

Memorability Metrics

  • 630k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Kinmei ranks 3,514 out of 19,576. Before him are Seongjong of Goryeo, Abbas I of Egypt, Sviatopolk II of Kiev, Jomo Kenyatta, Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, and Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma. After him are Emperor Kōgen, Andrew Dickson White, Lycurgus of Athens, Ernst vom Rath, Henry II, Duke of Austria, and Alfonso II of Asturias.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 509, Emperor Kinmei ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 571, Emperor Kinmei ranks 1. 

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