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Emperor Seimu

83 - 191

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Emperor Seimu (成務天皇, Seimu-tennō), also known as Wakatarashi hiko no Sumera mikoto (稚足彦天皇), was the 13th legendary Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Both the Kojiki, and the Nihon Shoki (collectively known as the Kiki) record events that took place during Seimu's alleged lifetime. This legendary Emperor is best known for organizing his local governments by making the first appointments of their kind to provinces under his rule. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Seimu has received more than 195,098 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Emperor Seimu is the 3,522nd most popular politician (up from 3,696th in 2019), the 186th most popular biography from Japan (up from 191st in 2019) and the 64th most popular Japanese Politician.

Emperor Seimu is most famous for his role in the Jinshin War. The Jinshin War was a war that took place in 672 and was a battle between the Yamato and Soga clans. The Yamato clan wanted to take power from the Soga clan. Emperor Seimu was a member of the Yamato clan and was a commander of the army. He won the war and became emperor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Emperor Seimus by language

Over the past year Emperor Seimu has had the most page views in the with 71,853 views, followed by English (26,783), and Chinese (6,602). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Swedish (218.89%), Italian (77.89%), and Uzbek (68.42%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Seimu ranks 3,522 out of 19,576. Before him are Andrew Dickson White, Lycurgus of Athens, Ernst vom Rath, Henry II, Duke of Austria, Alfonso II of Asturias, and Antiochus VIII Grypus. After him are Emperor Ping of Han, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Emperor Taizong of Liao, Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Shimon bar Yochai, and Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 83, Emperor Seimu ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 191, Emperor Seimu ranks 3. Before him are Sun Jian, and Bruttia Crispina. After him are Vologases IV, and Hua Xiong.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Seimu ranks 186 out of 6,245. Before him are Emperor Momozono (1741), Sanada Yukimura (1567), Emperor Tenji (626), Katsura Tarō (1848), Emperor Kōgen (-272), and Sen no Rikyū (1522). After him are Shimazu Yoshihiro (1535), Emperor Sakuramachi (1720), Emperor Kōtoku (596), Nagisa Oshima (1932), Emperor Antoku (1178), and Kitarō (1953).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Seimu ranks 64. Before him are Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519), Taira no Kiyomori (1118), Emperor Momozono (1741), Emperor Tenji (626), Katsura Tarō (1848), and Emperor Kōgen (-272). After him are Shimazu Yoshihiro (1535), Emperor Sakuramachi (1720), Emperor Kōtoku (596), Emperor Antoku (1178), Ashikaga Takauji (1305), and Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646).

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