701 - 756
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.
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Among politicians, Emperor Shōmu ranks 4,448 out of 15,577. Before 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.
1839 - 1904
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 4,442
1798 - 1849
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 4,443
1797 - 1893
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 4,444
1885 - 1946
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 4,445
1119 - 1164
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 4,446
1911 - 1982
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 4,447
701 - 756
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 4,448
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 4,449
998 - 1041
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 4,450
1565 - 1582
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 4,451
1009 - 1041
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 4,452
1328 - 1365
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 4,453
1530 - 1573
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 4,454
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, Al-Khayzuran, Thekla, wife of Michael II, 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, Galla Gaulo, Kormisosh, Cuthred of Wessex, and Wang Changling.
701 - 762
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 1
701 - 833
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 2
701 - 744
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 3
701 - 756
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 4
701 - 750
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 5
701 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 6
701 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 7
701 - 789
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 8
701 - 823
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 9
701 - 801
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 10
719 - 756
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 1
724 - 756
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 2
701 - 756
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 3
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 4
700 - 756
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 5
700 - 756
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 6
750 - 756
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 7
698 - 756
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 8
Among people born in Japan, Emperor Shōmu ranks 255 out of 6,048. Before 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).
1251 - 1284
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 249
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 250
1929 - 2014
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 251
1892 - 1942
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 252
1119 - 1164
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 253
1886 - 1968
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 254
701 - 756
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 255
376 - 453
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 256
1725 - 1770
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 257
1883 - 1948
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 258
1856 - 1921
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 259
1909 - 1996
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 260
1884 - 1951
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 261
Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Shōmu ranks 97. Before 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).
1497 - 1571
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 91
1596 - 1680
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 92
1464 - 1526
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 93
1621 - 1638
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 94
1251 - 1284
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 95
1119 - 1164
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 96
701 - 756
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 97
376 - 453
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 98
1856 - 1921
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 99
1852 - 1919
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 100
1156 - 1225
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 101
466 - 536
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 102
1684 - 1751
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 103