596 - 654
Emperor Kōtoku (孝徳天皇, Kōtoku-tennō, 596 – November 24, 654 AD) was the 36th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. The years of his reign lasted from 645 through 654 (AD). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Kōtoku has received more than 218,155 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Emperor Kōtoku is the 3,679th most popular politician (up from 4,591st in 2019), the 188th most popular biography from Japan (up from 300th in 2019) and the 69th most popular Japanese Politician.
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Among politicians, Emperor Kōtoku ranks 3,679 out of 15,577. Before him are Gabriel Narutowicz, Charles, Duke of Berry, Takahito, Prince Mikasa, Jahan Shah, Garegin Nzhdeh, and Gérard Genette. After him are Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden, Magnus II of Sweden, Cleisthenes of Sicyon, Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria, Jiroemon Kimura, and Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark.
1865 - 1922
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 3,673
1686 - 1714
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 3,674
1915 - 2016
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 3,675
1397 - 1467
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 3,676
1886 - 1955
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 3,677
1930 - 2018
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 3,678
596 - 654
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 3,679
1826 - 1907
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 3,680
1130 - 1161
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 3,681
701 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 3,682
1000 - 1018
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 3,683
1897 - 1897
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 3,684
1870 - 1891
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 3,685
Among people born in 596, Emperor Kōtoku ranks 1. After him is Hrólfr Kraki. Among people deceased in 654, Emperor Kōtoku ranks 2. Before him is 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf. After him are Jindeok of Silla, Bavo of Ghent, and Anna of East Anglia.
580 - 654
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 1
596 - 654
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 2
650 - 654
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 3
589 - 654
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 4
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 5
Among people born in Japan, Emperor Kōtoku ranks 188 out of 6,048. Before him are Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659), Sen no Rikyū (1522), Ōkuma Shigenobu (1838), Mitsuru Ushijima (1887), Yoichiro Nambu (1921), and Takahito, Prince Mikasa (1915). After him are Jiroemon Kimura (1897), Emperor Kenzō (450), Shoko Asahara (1955), Emperor Seimu (83), Masahito, Prince Hitachi (1935), and Shohei Imamura (1926).
1659 - 1719
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 182
1522 - 1591
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 183
1838 - 1922
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 184
1887 - 1945
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 185
1921 - 2015
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 186
1915 - 2016
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 187
596 - 654
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 188
1897 - 1897
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 189
450 - 487
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 190
1955 - 2018
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 191
83 - 191
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 192
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 193
1926 - 2006
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 194
Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Kōtoku ranks 69. Before him are Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519), Emperor Antoku (1178), Masamune (1300), Emperor Tenmu (631), Ōkuma Shigenobu (1838), and Takahito, Prince Mikasa (1915). After him are Jiroemon Kimura (1897), Emperor Kenzō (450), Emperor Seimu (83), Masahito, Prince Hitachi (1935), Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646), and Katsura Tarō (1848).
1519 - 1560
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 63
1178 - 1185
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 64
1300 - 1400
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 65
631 - 686
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 66
1838 - 1922
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 67
1915 - 2016
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 68
596 - 654
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 69
1897 - 1897
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 70
450 - 487
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 71
83 - 191
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 72
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 73
1646 - 1709
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 74
1848 - 1913
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 75