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Emperor Richū

336 - 405

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Emperor Richū (履中天皇, Richū-tennō), also known as Ōenoizahowake no Mikoto (大兄去来穂別尊) was the 17th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Both the Kojiki, and the Nihon Shoki (collectively known as the Kiki) recorded events that took place during Richū's alleged lifetime. This emperor is best known for an assassination attempt on his life by his brother Suminoe after the death of their father Emperor Nintoku. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Richū has received more than 207,294 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Emperor Richū is the 3,730th most popular politician (down from 3,492nd in 2019), the 206th most popular biography from Japan (down from 173rd in 2019) and the 75th most popular Japanese Politician.

Emperor Richū is most famous for his efforts to unify Japan. He was the first emperor to be able to rule over all of Japan.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Richū ranks 3,730 out of 19,576Before him are Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein, Emil Jellinek, Sigeric, Rudolf Kirchschläger, Francisco Macías Nguema, and Pedro Sánchez. After him are Shapur III, Abu Yaqub Yusuf, William II, Duke of Bavaria, Heungseon Daewongun, Antiochus XI Epiphanes, and Michal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 336, Emperor Richū ranks 1After him is Emperor Hanzei. Among people deceased in 405, Emperor Richū ranks 2Before him is Theon of Alexandria. After him are Vigilius of Trent, Asin of Baekje, and Arsacius of Tarsus.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Richū ranks 206 out of 6,245Before him are Shoichi Yokoi (1915), Empress Genshō (680), Leo Esaki (1925), Yukio Hatoyama (1947), Emperor Buretsu (489), and Shūsaku Endō (1923). After him are Leiji Matsumoto (1938), Yozo Aoki (1929), Terauchi Masatake (1852), Issei Sagawa (1949), Toshihide Maskawa (1940), and Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659).

Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Richū ranks 75Before him are Ashikaga Takauji (1305), Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646), Emperor Go-Horikawa (1212), Empress Genshō (680), Yukio Hatoyama (1947), and Emperor Buretsu (489). After him are Terauchi Masatake (1852), Kantarō Suzuki (1868), Emperor Hanzei (336), Emperor Chūai (149), Emperor Go-Kashiwabara (1464), and Emperor Shōkō (1401).