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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 227,138 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Empress Genshō is the 3,492nd most popular politician (up from 4,381st in 2019), the 173rd most popular biography from Japan (up from 266th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Japanese Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.28

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  • 3.20

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Empress Genshō ranks 3,492 out of 15,577. Before her are Yakov Yurovsky, Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany, Emperor Ku, Henry I, Duke of Bavaria, Emil Maurice, and Deodoro da Fonseca. After her are Vuk Branković, Madame Nhu, Philetaerus, Sebastiano Venier, Rusudan of Georgia, and Emperor Kinmei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 680, Empress Genshō ranks 3. Before her are Saint Boniface and Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair. 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 173 out of 6,048. Before her are Emperor Tenji (626), Akira Suzuki (1930), Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952), Sugawara no Michizane (845), Edogawa Ranpo (1894), and Emperor Kanmu (737). After her are Emperor Richū (336), Zeami Motokiyo (1363), Tsugumi Ohba (1950), Naoto Kan (1946), Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519), and Emperor Antoku (1178).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Empress Genshō ranks 60. Before her are Fujiko Fujio (1934), Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604), Emperor Ōjin (210), Yasuhiro Nakasone (1918), Emperor Tenji (626), and Emperor Kanmu (737). After her are Emperor Richū (336), Naoto Kan (1946), Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519), Emperor Antoku (1178), Masamune (1300), and Emperor Tenmu (631).

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