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POLITICIAN

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 243,193 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Emperor Shōmu is the 4,448th most popular politician (up from 5,013th in 2019), the 255th most popular biography from Japan (up from 355th in 2019) and the 97th most popular Japanese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

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  • 59.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Shōmu ranks 4,448 out of 15,577Before him are Nikolay Bobrikov, Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia, George Tupou I, Per Albin Hansson, Emperor Sutoku, and Eduardo Frei Montalva. After him are Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Mas'ud I of Ghazni, Mori Ranmaru, Peter Delyan, Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg, and Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Shōmu ranks 255 out of 6,048Before him are Hōjō Tokimune (1251), Hiroyuki Sanada (1960), Yozo Aoki (1929), Tamon Yamaguchi (1892), Emperor Sutoku (1119), and Tsuguharu Foujita (1886). After him are Emperor Ingyō (376), Suzuki Harunobu (1725), Kenji Doihara (1883), Hara Takashi (1856), Hideo Sakai (1909), and Empress Teimei (1884).

Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Shōmu ranks 97Before him are Mōri Motonari (1497), Emperor Go-Mizunoo (1596), Emperor Go-Kashiwabara (1464), Amakusa Shirō (1621), Hōjō Tokimune (1251), and Emperor Sutoku (1119). After him are Emperor Ingyō (376), Hara Takashi (1856), Terauchi Masatake (1852), Hōjō Masako (1156), Emperor Ankan (466), and Tokugawa Yoshimune (1684).