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Emperor Shōmu

701 - 756

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Emperor Shōmu (聖武天皇, Shōmu-tennō, September 22, 701 – June 4, 756) was the 45th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Shōmu has received more than 269,679 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Emperor Shōmu is the 4,571st most popular politician (down from 4,437th in 2019), the 281st most popular biography from Japan (down from 253rd in 2019) and the 114th most popular Japanese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Shōmu ranks 4,571 out of 19,576. Before him are Sancho II of Pamplona, Gunderic, Marius Jacob, Andrej Babiš, Lydia Litvyak, and Carl Bildt. After him are Emperor Wu of Song, María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias, Antiochus X Eusebes, Alyattes of Lydia, Ludovico Manin, and Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 701, Emperor Shōmu ranks 4. Before him are Li Bai, Ibn Hisham, and Yazid III. After him are Tzitzak, Saman Khuda, John VII of Constantinople, Yahya ibn Khalid, Al-Khayzuran, Thekla, wife of Michael II, Euphemius, and Theophano of Athens. Among people deceased in 756, Emperor Shōmu ranks 3. Before him are Yang Guifei, and Ibn al-Muqaffa'. After him are Aistulf, Kormisosh, Galla Gaulo, Cuthred of Wessex, and Wang Changling.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Shōmu ranks 281 out of 6,245. Before him are Emperor Seinei (444), Susumu Tonegawa (1939), Inejiro Asanuma (1898), Kentaro Miura (1966), Tokugawa Ietsuna (1641), and Tomiichi Murayama (1924). After him are Takashi Kano (1920), Emperor Kazan (967), Yosa Buson (1716), Emperor Go-Fukakusa (1243), Emperor Go-Uda (1267), and Hijikata Toshizō (1835).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Shōmu ranks 114. Before him are Emperor Go-Fushimi (1288), Ashikaga Yoshiaki (1537), Emperor Seinei (444), Inejiro Asanuma (1898), Tokugawa Ietsuna (1641), and Tomiichi Murayama (1924). After him are Emperor Kazan (967), Emperor Go-Fukakusa (1243), Emperor Go-Uda (1267), Emperor Bidatsu (538), Konishi Yukinaga (1555), and Emperor Go-Nijō (1285).

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