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POLITICIAN

Emperor Kōgen

272 BC - 157 BC

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Emperor Kōgen (孝元天皇, Kōgen-tennō), also known as Ōyamatonekohikokunikuru no Mikoto (大倭根子日子国玖琉命) was the eighth 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. Kōgen 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 Kōgen has received more than 229,259 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Emperor Kōgen is the 2,994th most popular politician (up from 3,325th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from Japan (up from 156th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Japanese Politician.

Emperor Kōgen is most famous for the construction of the Tōdai-ji temple in Nara.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Kōgen ranks 2,994 out of 15,577. Before him are Hadım Suleiman Pasha, Zhao Bing, Pujie, Huáscar, Di Renjie, and Barbara Bush. After him are Amel-Marduk, Francesco Cossiga, Bartolomeo Colleoni, Clementine Churchill, Fusu, and Charibert I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 272 BC, Emperor Kōgen ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 157 BC, Emperor Kōgen ranks 2. Before him is Emperor Wen of Han.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Kōgen ranks 139 out of 6,048. Before him are Emperor Suinin (-69), Junko Tabei (1939), Shin'ichirō Tomonaga (1906), Taira no Kiyomori (1118), Kunishige Kamamoto (1944), and Emperor Go-Daigo (1288). After him are Emperor Sakuramachi (1720), Mitsuo Fuchida (1902), Emperor Kaika (-208), Nobusuke Kishi (1896), Junichiro Koizumi (1942), and Ko Arima (1917).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Kōgen ranks 43. Before him are Emperor Momozono (1741), Emperor Nintoku (290), Emperor Kōrei (-341), Emperor Suinin (-69), Taira no Kiyomori (1118), and Emperor Go-Daigo (1288). After him are Emperor Sakuramachi (1720), Emperor Kaika (-208), Nobusuke Kishi (1896), Junichiro Koizumi (1942), Kuniaki Koiso (1880), and Eisaku Satō (1901).

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