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Kusunoki Masashige

1294 - 1336

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Kusunoki Masashige (楠木 正成, 1294 – 4 July 1336) was a Japanese military commander and samurai of the Kamakura period remembered as the ideal loyal samurai. Kusunoki fought for Emperor Go-Daigo in the Genkō War to overthrow the Kamakura shogunate and restore power in Japan to the Imperial Court. Kusunoki was a leading figure of the Kenmu Restoration in 1333, and remained loyal to the unpopular Emperor Go-Daigo after Ashikaga Takauji began to reverse the restoration in the Nanboku-chō wars three years later. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kusunoki Masashige has received more than 498,717 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Kusunoki Masashige is the 6,441st most popular politician (down from 5,687th in 2019), the 485th most popular biography from Japan (down from 386th in 2019) and the 201st most popular Japanese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 500k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kusunoki Masashige ranks 6,441 out of 19,576. Before him are Helena of Bulgaria, Empress of Serbia, Zhong Kang, Janusz Radziwiłł, Pascal Lissouba, 7th Dalai Lama, and Loukas Notaras. After him are Ceawlin of Wessex, Injong of Goryeo, Ashur-uballit II, Constanze Manziarly, John Hawkwood, and Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1294, Kusunoki Masashige ranks 2. Before him is Charles IV of France. After him are John, Duke of Durazzo, Simonida, Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy, Chungsuk of Goryeo, John of Montfort, Hugh IV of Cyprus, and Joan of Valois, Countess of Hainaut. Among people deceased in 1336, Kusunoki Masashige ranks 4. Before him are Elizabeth of Portugal, Alfonso IV of Aragon, and Emperor Go-Fushimi. After him are John, Duke of Durazzo, Ramon Muntaner, Lancelotto Malocello, Arpa Ke'un, Cino da Pistoia, John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, and Edward I, Count of Bar.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kusunoki Masashige ranks 485 out of 6,245. Before him are Shozo Tsugitani (1940), Hiroshi Kanazawa (1950), Ashikaga Yoshiteru (1536), Masanori Tokita (1925), Fumihiko Maki (1928), and Kitaro Nishida (1870). After him are Miki Matsubara (1959), Satoru Iwata (1959), Soemu Toyoda (1885), Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu (1902), Hajime Sugiyama (1880), and Hifuyo Uchida (null).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Kusunoki Masashige ranks 201. Before him are Hayato Ikeda (1899), Tokugawa Ieshige (1712), Noboru Takeshita (1924), Matsukata Masayoshi (1835), Emperor Ichijō (980), and Ashikaga Yoshiteru (1536). After him are Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu (1902), Hajime Sugiyama (1880), Mitsumasa Yonai (1880), Emperor Kameyama (1249), Tokugawa Ietsugu (1709), and Kōichirō Matsuura (1937).

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