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Emperor Yōmei

540 - 587

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Emperor Yōmei (用明天皇, Yōmei-tennō, 12 October 540 – 21 May 587) was the 31st Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Yōmei's reign spanned the years from 585 until his death in 587. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Yōmei has received more than 212,462 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Emperor Yōmei is the 3,811th most popular politician (up from 4,780th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Yōmei ranks 3,811 out of 19,576. Before him are Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Otto, Duke of Austria, Sancho VI of Navarre, Antiochus XIII Asiaticus, Qasar, and Lansana Conté. After him are Louis II, Count of Flanders, Princess Irene of the Netherlands, Mary of Clopas, Tancred of Hauteville, Mao Anying, and Suleiman of Persia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 540, Emperor Yōmei ranks 6. Before him are Pope Gregory I, Pope Boniface III, Columbanus, Creoda of Mercia, and Hormizd IV. After him are Authari, Galswintha, Rosamund, and John of Biclaro. Among people deceased in 587, Emperor Yōmei ranks 3. Before him are Varāhamihira, and Saint Maurus. After him are Radegund, and Æscwine of Essex.

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