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Emperor Momozono

1741 - 1762

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Tōhito (Japanese: 遐仁, 14 April 1742 – 31 August 1762), posthumously honored as Emperor Momozono (桃園天皇, Momozono-tennō), was the 116th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Momozono's reign spanned the years from 1747 until his death in 1762. Momozono's reign was mostly quiet, with only one incident occurring that involved a small number of Kuge who advocated for the restoration of direct Imperial rule. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Momozono has received more than 337,690 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Emperor Momozono is the 3,483rd most popular politician (down from 2,646th in 2019), the 180th most popular biography from Japan (down from 117th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Japanese Politician.

Emperor Momozono is most famous for being the last emperor of Japan. He was the son of Emperor Komei, and was the successor to his father's throne.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Momozono ranks 3,483 out of 19,576Before him are Xiao He, Chen Duxiu, Francesco Morosini, Yeon Gaesomun, Íñigo Arista of Pamplona, and Friedrich Ludwig Jahn. After him are Droupadi Murmu, Princess Louise of Belgium, Pak Pong-ju, Archidamus II, Chang Myon, and Miguel Díaz-Canel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1741, Emperor Momozono ranks 13Before him are Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, Andrea Luchesi, Benedict Arnold, Jean-Antoine Houdon, André Grétry, and Johann Kaspar Lavater. After him are Nicolas Chamfort, Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Augustin Barruel, Aagje Deken, and Arthur Young. Among people deceased in 1762, Emperor Momozono ranks 8Before him are Elizabeth of Russia, Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria, Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, Crown Prince Sado, and James Bradley. After him are Francesco Geminiani, Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Shah Waliullah Dehlawi, Jean Calas, and Tobias Mayer.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Momozono ranks 180 out of 6,245Before him are Masaki Kobayashi (1916), Masanobu Fukuoka (1913), Arata Isozaki (1931), Yohji Yamamoto (1943), Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519), and Taira no Kiyomori (1118). After him are Sanada Yukimura (1567), Emperor Tenji (626), Katsura Tarō (1848), Emperor Kōgen (-272), Sen no Rikyū (1522), and Emperor Seimu (83).

Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Momozono ranks 60Before him are Junichiro Koizumi (1942), Emperor Suinin (-69), Yasuhiro Nakasone (1918), Yasuo Fukuda (1936), Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519), and Taira no Kiyomori (1118). After him are Emperor Tenji (626), Katsura Tarō (1848), Emperor Kōgen (-272), Emperor Seimu (83), Shimazu Yoshihiro (1535), and Emperor Sakuramachi (1720).