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Empress Genshō

680 - 748

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Empress Genshō (元正天皇, Genshō-tennō, 680 – May 22, 748) was the 44th monarch of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Her reign spanned the years 715 through 724. Genshō was the fifth of eight women to take on the role of empress regnant, and the only one in the history of Japan to have inherited her title from another empress regnant rather than from a male predecessor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Empress Genshō has received more than 245,584 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Empress Genshō is the 3,689th most popular politician (down from 3,482nd in 2019), the 201st most popular biography from Japan (down from 172nd in 2019) and the 72nd most popular Japanese Politician.

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  • 61.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Empress Genshō ranks 3,689 out of 19,576. Before her are Chandragupta II, Benigno Aquino Jr., Władysław I Herman, Francisco Largo Caballero, Choummaly Sayasone, and Bianca Cappello. After her are Susan Wojcicki, Wu Zixu, Arsaces I of Parthia, Hasan Akhund, Yukio Hatoyama, and Ahmad al-Mansur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 680, Empress Genshō ranks 3. Before her are Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair, and Saint Boniface. After her are Wu Daozi, Aripert II, and Liutpert. Among people deceased in 748, Empress Genshō ranks 1. After her are Wasil ibn Ata, and Odilo, Duke of Bavaria.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Empress Genshō ranks 201 out of 6,245. Before her are Mitsuru Ushijima (1887), Nogi Maresuke (1849), Mori Ōgai (1862), Hiroaki Sato (1932), Emperor Go-Horikawa (1212), and Shoichi Yokoi (1915). After her are Leo Esaki (1925), Yukio Hatoyama (1947), Emperor Buretsu (489), Shūsaku Endō (1923), Emperor Richū (336), and Leiji Matsumoto (1938).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Empress Genshō ranks 72. Before her are Emperor Sakuramachi (1720), Emperor Kōtoku (596), Emperor Antoku (1178), Ashikaga Takauji (1305), Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646), and Emperor Go-Horikawa (1212). After her are Yukio Hatoyama (1947), Emperor Buretsu (489), Emperor Richū (336), Terauchi Masatake (1852), Kantarō Suzuki (1868), and Emperor Hanzei (336).

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