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Emperor Shirakawa

1053 - 1129

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Emperor Shirakawa (白河天皇, Shirakawa-tennō, 7 July 1053 – 24 July 1129) was the 72nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Shirakawa's reign lasted from 1073 to 1087. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Shirakawa has received more than 176,329 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Emperor Shirakawa is the 6,679th most popular politician (up from 7,136th in 2019), the 512th most popular biography from Japan (up from 557th in 2019) and the 213th most popular Japanese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

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  • 63.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Shirakawa ranks 6,679 out of 19,576. Before him are Magnus II of Norway, Brian Boru, Bjarni Benediktsson, Ali az-Zahir, Ermesinde of Carcassonne, and Miguel, Duke of Braganza. After him are Kerei Khan, Lusius Quietus, George Wallace, Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, Margherita de' Medici, and Taimur bin Feisal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1053, Emperor Shirakawa ranks 5. Before him are Vladimir II Monomakh, Solomon, King of Hungary, Maria of Alania, and Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona. After him are Dirk V, Count of Holland, Gytha of Wessex, and Hugh of Châteauneuf. Among people deceased in 1129, Emperor Shirakawa ranks 1. After him are Thoros I, Prince of Armenia, Douce I, Countess of Provence, and Leopold of Styria.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Shirakawa ranks 512 out of 6,245. Before him are Saichō (767), Emperor Yōzei (867), Fusako Shigenobu (1945), Minamoto no Yorimasa (1106), Fujiwara no Kamatari (614), and Osami Nagano (1880). After him are Satoshi Nakamoto (1975), Kōji Yakusho (1956), Victoria Principal (1950), Momoko Kōchi (1932), Eizo Yuguchi (1945), and Minamoto no Sanetomo (1192).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Shirakawa ranks 213. Before him are Kōichirō Matsuura (1937), Minamoto no Yoriie (1182), Yamamoto Gonnohyōe (1852), Emperor Yōzei (867), Fusako Shigenobu (1945), and Fujiwara no Kamatari (614). After him are Shō Tai (1843), Korechika Anami (1887), Yoshida Shōin (1830), Emperor En'yū (959), Ryutaro Hashimoto (1937), and Shigechiyo Izumi (1865).

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