1538 - 1599
Maeda Toshiie (前田 利家, January 15, 1538 – April 27, 1599) was one of the leading generals of Oda Nobunaga following the Sengoku period of the 16th century extending to the Azuchi–Momoyama period. His preferred weapon was a yari and he was known as "Yari no Mataza" (槍の又左), Matazaemon (又左衛門) being his common name. He was a member of the so-called Echizen Sanninshu (Echizen Triumvir) along with Sassa Narimasa and Fuwa Mitsuharu. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maeda Toshiie has received more than 241,570 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Maeda Toshiie is the 4,942nd most popular politician (down from 4,427th in 2019), the 291st most popular biography from Japan (down from 276th in 2019) and the 117th most popular Japanese Politician.
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Among politicians, Maeda Toshiie ranks 4,942 out of 15,577. Before him are Shabaka, Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta, Duke Wen of Jin, Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Ian Smith, and Amun-her-khepeshef. After him are Henutmire, Abdul Razak Hussein, Emperor Xizong of Tang, Bezmiâlem Sultan, Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant, and Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy.
800 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 4,936
1841 - 1934
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 4,937
697 BC - 628 BC
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 4,938
1700 - 1770
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 4,939
1919 - 2007
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 4,940
1300 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 4,941
1538 - 1599
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 4,942
1300 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 4,943
1922 - 1976
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 4,944
862 - 888
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 4,945
1807 - 1853
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 4,946
1859 - 1869
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 4,947
1843 - 1911
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 4,948
Among people born in 1538, Maeda Toshiie ranks 6. Before him are Charles Borromeo, Christopher Clavius, Caesar Baronius, Diane de France, and Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua. After him are Matija Gubec, Louis of Nassau, Infanta Maria of Guimarães, Giovanni Battista Guarini, Hōjō Ujimasa, and Ashikaga Yoshihide. Among people deceased in 1599, Maeda Toshiie ranks 5. Before him are Beatrice Cenci, Gabrielle d'Estrées, Edmund Spenser, and Luca Marenzio. After him are Andrew Báthory, Eknath, Archduchess Catherine Renata of Austria, Chōsokabe Motochika, Cornelis de Houtman, Simone Peterzano, and Francisco Guerrero.
1538 - 1584
HPI: 72.55
Rank: 1
1538 - 1612
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 2
1538 - 1607
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 3
1538 - 1619
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 4
1538 - 1587
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 5
1538 - 1599
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 6
1538 - 1573
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 7
1538 - 1574
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 8
1538 - 1577
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 9
1538 - 1612
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 10
1538 - 1590
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 11
1538 - 1568
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 12
1577 - 1599
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 1
1573 - 1599
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 2
1552 - 1599
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 3
1553 - 1599
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4
1538 - 1599
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 5
1563 - 1599
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 6
1533 - 1599
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 7
1576 - 1599
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 8
1539 - 1599
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 9
1565 - 1599
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 10
1540 - 1599
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 11
1528 - 1599
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 12
Among people born in Japan, Maeda Toshiie ranks 291 out of 6,048. Before him are Emperor Yūryaku (418), Emperor Tsuchimikado (1196), Empress Shōken (1849), Toru Takemitsu (1930), Emperor Monmu (683), and Yosano Akiko (1878). After him are Saitō Hajime (1844), Sesshū Tōyō (1420), Saionji Kinmochi (1849), Yoshirō Mori (1937), Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358), and Yoshitoshi (1839).
418 - 479
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 285
1196 - 1231
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 286
1849 - 1914
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 287
1930 - 1996
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 288
683 - 707
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 289
1878 - 1942
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 290
1538 - 1599
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 291
1844 - 1915
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 292
1420 - 1506
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 293
1849 - 1940
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 294
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 295
1358 - 1408
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 296
1839 - 1892
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 297
Among politicians born in Japan, Maeda Toshiie ranks 117. Before him are Katō Kiyomasa (1561), Emperor Go-Shirakawa (1127), Tomiichi Murayama (1924), Emperor Yūryaku (418), Emperor Tsuchimikado (1196), and Emperor Monmu (683). After him are Saionji Kinmochi (1849), Yoshirō Mori (1937), Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358), Tokugawa Iemochi (1846), Emperor Buretsu (489), and Toshiki Kaifu (1931).
1561 - 1611
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 111
1127 - 1192
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 112
1924 - Present
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 113
418 - 479
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 114
1196 - 1231
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 115
683 - 707
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 116
1538 - 1599
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 117
1849 - 1940
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 118
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 119
1358 - 1408
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 120
1846 - 1866
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 121
489 - 507
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 122
1931 - 2022
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 123