718 - 770
Empress Kōken (孝謙天皇, Kōken-tennō, 718 – August 28, 770), known as Empress Shōtoku (称徳天皇, Shōtoku-tennō) after her second accession to the throne, was the 46th (with the name Empress Kōken) and the 48th monarch of Japan (with the name Empress Shōtoku), according to the traditional order of succession.The daughter of Emperor Shōmu, Empress Kōken succeeded to the throne at the age of 31, following her father's renunciation. She first reigned from 749 to 758. During this period, the government was heavily influenced by her mother, the former empress consort Kōmyō, and the latter's nephew, Fujiwara no Nakamaro. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Empress Kōken has received more than 231,928 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Empress Kōken is the 4,587th most popular politician (up from 4,734th in 2019).
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Among politicians, Empress Kōken ranks 4,587 out of 15,577. Before her are Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres, Chief Seattle, Artemisia II of Caria, Francisco da Costa Gomes, Lajos Batthyány, and Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. After her are Antigonus II Mattathias, Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, Barquq, Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg, Ardashir III, and Quintus Aurelius Symmachus.
1840 - 1910
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 4,581
1786 - 1866
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 4,582
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 4,583
1914 - 2001
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 4,584
1807 - 1849
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 4,585
1870 - 1949
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 4,586
718 - 770
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 4,587
100 BC - 37 BC
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 4,588
1914 - 1999
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 4,589
1339 - 1399
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 4,590
1875 - 1944
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 4,591
621 - 630
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 4,592
340 - 402
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 4,593
Among people born in 718, Empress Kōken ranks 3. Before her are Abu Muslim and Constantine V. After her are Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi, Lupus II of Gascony, and Ōtomo no Yakamochi. Among people deceased in 770, Empress Kōken ranks 2. Before her is Du Fu.
718 - 755
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 1
718 - 775
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 2
718 - 770
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 3
718 - 790
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 4
718 - 778
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 5
718 - 785
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 6