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Emperor Kōbun

648 - 672

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Emperor Kōbun (弘文天皇, Kōbun-tennō, c. 648 – August 21, 672) was the 39th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Kōbun's reign lasted only a few months in 672. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Kōbun has received more than 162,031 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Emperor Kōbun is the 5,327th most popular politician (down from 5,295th in 2019), the 361st most popular biography from Japan (down from 339th in 2019) and the 149th most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Kōbun ranks 5,327 out of 19,576Before him are King Xuan of Zhou, Kais Saied, Thorvald Stauning, Giovanni Battista Bugatti, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus, and Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden. After him are Louis Henri, Prince of Condé, Licio Gelli, Anytus, Slavko Kvaternik, Werner Best, and Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 648, Emperor Kōbun ranks 2Before him is Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad.  Among people deceased in 672, Emperor Kōbun ranks 3Before him are Pope Vitalian, and Emperor Tenji. After him are Recceswinth, Cenwalh of Wessex, and Chad of Mercia.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Kōbun ranks 361 out of 6,245Before him are Ichirou Mizuki (1948), Hishikawa Moronobu (1618), Emperor Chūkyō (1218), Emperor Rokujō (1164), Yasuo Takamori (1934), and Hideaki Anno (1960). After him are Emperor Konoe (1139), Takashi Takabayashi (1931), Yasuo Suzuki (1913), Tamotsu Asakura (null), Hisataka Okamoto (1933), and Ryū Murakami (1952).

Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Kōbun ranks 149Before him are Emperor Chōkei (1343), Emperor Go-Saga (1220), Kuroda Kiyotaka (1840), Emperor Go-Toba (1180), Emperor Chūkyō (1218), and Emperor Rokujō (1164). After him are Emperor Konoe (1139), Emperor Nijō (1143), Kijūrō Shidehara (1872), Ichirō Hatoyama (1883), Emperor Montoku (827), and Emperor Heizei (773).