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Emperor Nintoku

290 - 399

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Emperor Nintoku (仁徳天皇, Nintoku-tennō), also known as Ohosazaki no Sumeramikoto (大鷦鷯天皇) was the 16th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Due to his reputation for goodness derived from depictions in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, he is sometimes referred to as the Saint Emperor (聖帝, Hijiri-no-mikado). While his existence is generally accepted as fact, no firm dates can be assigned to Nintoku's life or reign. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Nintoku has received more than 386,921 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Emperor Nintoku is the 2,570th most popular politician (up from 2,697th in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from Japan (up from 121st in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Japanese Politician.

Emperor Nintoku is most famous for building the first large-scale irrigation system in Japan.

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Nintoku ranks 2,570 out of 19,576. Before him are Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium, Al-Wathiq, Armand Fallières, and Anne of France. After him are Psamtik II, Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus, Jürgen Stroop, Adelaide of Maurienne, Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, and Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 290, Emperor Nintoku ranks 5. Before him are Vitus, Pope Mark, Pappus of Alexandria, and Eulalia of Mérida. After him are Eulalia of Barcelona, Saint Faith, Flavia Julia Constantia, and Titus Calpurnius Siculus. Among people deceased in 399, Emperor Nintoku ranks 3. Before him are Pope Siricius, and Evagrius Ponticus. After him are Bahram IV, Eutropius, and Saint Fabiola.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Nintoku ranks 115 out of 6,245. Before him are Kenji Mizoguchi (1898), Emperor Kōshō (-505), Fumimaro Konoe (1891), Abe no Seimei (921), Tarō Asō (1940), and Emperor Nakamikado (1702). After him are Emperor Reigen (1654), Hasekura Tsunenaga (1571), Chiune Sugihara (1900), Yoichiro Nambu (1921), Emperor Kōan (-427), and Akio Morita (1921).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Nintoku ranks 33. Before him are Naoto Kan (1946), Emperor Go-Momozono (1758), Emperor Kōshō (-505), Fumimaro Konoe (1891), Tarō Asō (1940), and Emperor Nakamikado (1702). After him are Emperor Reigen (1654), Emperor Kōan (-427), Emperor Higashiyama (1675), Emperor Go-Kōmyō (1633), Eisaku Satō (1901), and Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604).

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