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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 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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  • 180k

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  • 61.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Richū ranks 3,502 out of 15,577Before 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.

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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 Asin of Baekje and Vigilius of Trent.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Richū ranks 174 out of 6,048Before 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).

Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Richū ranks 61Before 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).