POLITICIAN
Empress Kōken
718 - 770
Empress Kōken
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 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Empress Kōken is the 3,897th most popular politician (up from 4,576th in 2019).
Memorability Metrics
230k
Page Views (PV)
61.27
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
36
Languages Editions (L)
3.24
Effective Languages (L*)
4.05
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Empress Kōkens by language
Over the past year Empress Kōken has had the most page views in the Japanese wikipedia edition with 161,648 views, followed by English (40,767), and Chinese (8,533). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Classical Chinese (464.52%), Central Bicolano (343.21%), and Finnish (294.79%)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Empress Kōken ranks 3,897 out of 19,576. Before her are Taishi Ci, Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Francis III, Duke of Brittany, Óscar Carmona, Manfred Rommel, and Stefan Uroš I. After her are Felix Kersten, Giorgia Meloni, Gabriel Bethlen, Ala ad-Din Tekish, Andrea Gritti, and Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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Taishi Ci
166 - 206
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 3,891
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
1943 - 2006
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 3,892
Francis III, Duke of Brittany
1518 - 1536
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 3,893
Óscar Carmona
1869 - 1951
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 3,894
Manfred Rommel
1928 - 2013
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 3,895
Stefan Uroš I
1220 - 1277
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 3,896
Empress Kōken
718 - 770
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 3,897
Felix Kersten
1898 - 1960
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 3,898
Giorgia Meloni
1977 - Present
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 3,899
Gabriel Bethlen
1580 - 1629
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 3,900
Ala ad-Din Tekish
1132 - 1200
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 3,901
Andrea Gritti
1455 - 1538
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 3,902
Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy
1334 - 1383
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 3,903
Contemporaries
Among people born in 718, Empress Kōken ranks 4. Before her are Abu Muslim, Constantine V, and Ibrahim ibn Adham. 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. After her is Abe no Nakamaro.
Others Born in 718
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Abu Muslim
MILITARY PERSONNEL
718 - 755
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 1
Constantine V
POLITICIAN
718 - 775
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 2
Ibrahim ibn Adham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
718 - 782
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 3
Empress Kōken
POLITICIAN
718 - 770
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 4
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi
WRITER
718 - 790
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 5
Lupus II of Gascony
POLITICIAN
718 - 778
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 6
Ōtomo no Yakamochi
WRITER
718 - 785
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 7
Others Deceased in 770
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Du Fu
WRITER
712 - 770
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 1
Empress Kōken
POLITICIAN
718 - 770
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 2
Abe no Nakamaro
POLITICIAN
698 - 770
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 3
