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POLITICIAN

Emperor Kōan

427 BC - 291 BC

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Emperor Kōan (孝安天皇, Kōan-tennō), also known as Yamatotarashihikokunioshihito no Mikoto (大倭帯日子国押人命) was the sixth 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. Kōan 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 Kōan has received more than 257,733 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Emperor Kōan is the 2,427th most popular politician (up from 2,664th in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from Japan (up from 108th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Japanese Politician.

Emperor Kōan is most famous for his military campaigns, which led to the unification of Japan.

Memorability Metrics

  • 260k

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  • 63.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Kōan ranks 2,427 out of 15,577Before him are Necmettin Erbakan, Theodosius III, Beji Caid Essebsi, Psusennes I, Mursili I, and Alcinous. After him are Tarō Asō, Bernardo O'Higgins, Manuel Godoy, John William Friso, Prince of Orange, Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, and Pierre Trudeau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 427 BC, Emperor Kōan ranks 2Before him is Plato.  Among people deceased in 291 BC, Emperor Kōan ranks 2Before him is Menander. After him is Dinarchus.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Kōan ranks 96 out of 6,048Before him are Chiune Sugihara (1900), Emperor Itoku (-553), Masaru Emoto (1943), Joe Hisaishi (1950), Fumimaro Konoe (1891), and Ishida Mitsunari (1559). After him are Tarō Asō (1940), Abe no Seimei (921), Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (1886), Kiichiro Toyoda (1894), Kenzō Takada (1939), and Kazuyoshi Miura (1967).

Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Kōan ranks 29Before him are Emperor Nakamikado (1702), Tomoe Gozen (1157), Emperor Annei (-577), Empress Go-Sakuramachi (1740), Emperor Itoku (-553), and Fumimaro Konoe (1891). After him are Tarō Asō (1940), Prince Shōtoku (574), Emperor Go-Kōmyō (1633), Emperor Kōshō (-505), Emperor Higashiyama (1675), and Emperor Go-Sai (1638).