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Emperor Sakuramachi

1720 - 1750

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Teruhito (Japanese: 昭仁, 8 February 1720 – 28 May 1750), posthumously honored as Emperor Sakuramachi (桜町天皇, Sakuramachi-tennō) was the 115th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He was enthroned as Emperor in 1735, a reign that would last until 1747 with his abdication. As with previous Emperors during the Edo period, the Tokugawa shogunate had control over Japan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Sakuramachi has received more than 293,951 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Emperor Sakuramachi is the 3,010th most popular politician (up from 3,454th in 2019), the 140th most popular biography from Japan (up from 171st in 2019) and the 44th most popular Japanese Politician.

Emperor Sakuramachi is most famous for being the first emperor to rule over Japan. He was also the emperor who was responsible for unifying Japan and establishing a centralized government.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Sakuramachi ranks 3,010 out of 15,577Before him are Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, Abbas II of Egypt, August Landmesser, Teos of Egypt, Odaenathus, and Bardiya. After him are Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse, Henry II the Pious, Abdul Rahman Arif, Sancho II of Portugal, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, and Chiyou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1720, Emperor Sakuramachi ranks 9Before him are Charles Edward Stuart, Anna Maria Mozart, Philip, Duke of Parma, Carlo Gozzi, James Hargreaves, and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia. After him are Vilna Gaon, Charles Bonnet, Heraclius II of Georgia, Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Honoré III, Prince of Monaco, and Hyder Ali. Among people deceased in 1750, Emperor Sakuramachi ranks 5Before him are Johann Sebastian Bach, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, John V of Portugal, and Maurice de Saxe. After him are Sylvius Leopold Weiss, Rachel Ruysch, Vasily Tatishchev, Apostolo Zeno, Ludovico Antonio Muratori, Giuseppe Sammartini, and Pietro Filippo Scarlatti.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Sakuramachi ranks 140 out of 6,048Before him are Junko Tabei (1939), Shin'ichirō Tomonaga (1906), Taira no Kiyomori (1118), Kunishige Kamamoto (1944), Emperor Go-Daigo (1288), and Emperor Kōgen (-272). After him are Mitsuo Fuchida (1902), Emperor Kaika (-208), Nobusuke Kishi (1896), Junichiro Koizumi (1942), Ko Arima (1917), and Kuniaki Koiso (1880).

Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Sakuramachi ranks 44Before him are Emperor Nintoku (290), Emperor Kōrei (-341), Emperor Suinin (-69), Taira no Kiyomori (1118), Emperor Go-Daigo (1288), and Emperor Kōgen (-272). After him are Emperor Kaika (-208), Nobusuke Kishi (1896), Junichiro Koizumi (1942), Kuniaki Koiso (1880), Eisaku Satō (1901), and Tokugawa Hidetada (1579).