336 - 405
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 184,052 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Emperor Richū is the 3,502nd most popular politician (up from 3,724th in 2019), the 174th most popular biography from Japan (up from 198th in 2019) and the 61st 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, Emperor Richū ranks 3,502 out of 15,577. Before him are Sebastiano Venier, Rusudan of Georgia, Emperor Kinmei, Shahrbaraz, Tancred of Hauteville, and Švitrigaila. After him are Leopold VI, Duke of Austria, Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Al-Mutawakkil III, Emund the Old, Karim Khan Zand, and Georges Ernest Boulanger.
1496 - 1578
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 3,496
1194 - 1245
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,497
509 - 571
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,498
600 - 629
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,499
980 - 1041
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,500
1370 - 1452
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3,501
336 - 405
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3,502
1176 - 1230
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3,503
1882 - 1945
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3,504
1500 - 1543
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 3,505
1030 - 1060
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 3,506
1705 - 1779
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 3,507
1837 - 1891
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 3,508
Among people born in 336, Emperor Richū ranks 1. After him is Emperor Hanzei. Among people deceased in 405, Emperor Richū ranks 2. Before him is Theon of Alexandria. After him are Asin of Baekje and Vigilius of Trent.
335 - 405
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 1
336 - 405
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 2
450 - 405
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 3
355 - 405
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 4
Among people born in Japan, Emperor Richū ranks 174 out of 6,048. Before him are Akira Suzuki (1930), Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952), Sugawara no Michizane (845), Edogawa Ranpo (1894), Emperor Kanmu (737), and Empress Genshō (680). After him are Zeami Motokiyo (1363), Tsugumi Ohba (1950), Naoto Kan (1946), Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519), Emperor Antoku (1178), and Masamune (1300).
1930 - Present
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 168
1952 - 2023
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 169
845 - 903
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 170
1894 - 1965
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 171
737 - 806
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 172
680 - 748
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 173
336 - 405
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 174
1363 - 1443
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 175
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 176
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 177
1519 - 1560
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 178
1178 - 1185
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 179
1300 - 1400
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 180
Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Richū ranks 61. Before him are Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604), Emperor Ōjin (210), Yasuhiro Nakasone (1918), Emperor Tenji (626), Emperor Kanmu (737), and Empress Genshō (680). After him are Naoto Kan (1946), Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519), Emperor Antoku (1178), Masamune (1300), Emperor Tenmu (631), and Ōkuma Shigenobu (1838).
1604 - 1651
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 55
210 - 310
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 56
1918 - 2019
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 57
626 - 672
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 58
737 - 806
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 59
680 - 748
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 60
336 - 405
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 61
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 62
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