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POLITICIAN

Emperor Kōrei

341 BC - 214 BC

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Emperor Kōrei (孝霊天皇, Kōrei-tennō), also known as Ōyamatonekohikofutoni no Mikoto (大倭根子日子賦斗邇命) was the seventh 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. Kōrei 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 Kōrei has received more than 221,443 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Emperor Kōrei is the 2,743rd most popular politician (up from 3,025th in 2019), the 122nd most popular biography from Japan (up from 129th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Japanese Politician.

Emperor Kōrei is most famous for his many reforms. He is credited with the creation of the first Japanese coin, the ken, and the establishment of a system of weights and measures based on Chinese standards.

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  • 220k

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  • 62.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Kōrei ranks 2,743 out of 15,577Before him are Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse, Alexander Jannaeus, Sigebert I, David Sassoli, Abdelkader Bensalah, and Sirikit. After him are Ernest, Elector of Saxony, Omri, Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, Armah, Franz Ziereis, and Sverker I of Sweden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 341 BC, Emperor Kōrei ranks 2Before him is Epicurus.  Among people deceased in 214 BC, Emperor Kōrei ranks 1After him are Demetrius of Pharos and Hieronymus of Syracuse.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Kōrei ranks 122 out of 6,048Before him are Akio Morita (1921), Emperor Momozono (1741), Kakuichi Mimura (1931), Kūkai (774), Empress Kōjun (1903), and Emperor Nintoku (290). After him are Ken Watanabe (1959), Isamu Akasaki (1929), Jiro Horikoshi (1903), Iwane Matsui (1878), Sanada Yukimura (1567), and Shoichi Yokoi (1915).

Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Kōrei ranks 39Before him are Emperor Kōshō (-505), Emperor Higashiyama (1675), Emperor Go-Sai (1638), Emperor Reigen (1654), Emperor Momozono (1741), and Emperor Nintoku (290). After him are Emperor Suinin (-69), Taira no Kiyomori (1118), Emperor Go-Daigo (1288), Emperor Kōgen (-272), Emperor Sakuramachi (1720), and Emperor Kaika (-208).