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Shimazu Yoshihiro

1535 - 1619

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Shimazu Yoshihiro (島津 義弘, August 21, 1535 – August 30, 1619) was the second son of Shimazu Takahisa and the younger brother of Shimazu Yoshihisa. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shimazu Yoshihiro has received more than 293,188 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Shimazu Yoshihiro is the 3,524th most popular politician (up from 5,596th in 2019), the 187th most popular biography from Japan (up from 375th in 2019) and the 65th most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Shimazu Yoshihiro ranks 3,524 out of 19,576. Before him are Ernst vom Rath, Henry II, Duke of Austria, Alfonso II of Asturias, Antiochus VIII Grypus, Emperor Seimu, and Emperor Ping of Han. After him are Emperor Taizong of Liao, Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Shimon bar Yochai, Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi, Lluís Llach, and Tigellinus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1535, Shimazu Yoshihiro ranks 8. Before him are Pope Gregory XIV, Sofonisba Anguissola, Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal, Federico Barocci, Alessandro Allori, and Giambattista della Porta. After him are Catherine Stenbock, Titu Cusi, Luis de Molina, Martin Frobisher, Frans Hogenberg, and Sayri Túpac. Among people deceased in 1619, Shimazu Yoshihiro ranks 7. Before him are Safiye Sultan, Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, Hans Lippershey, John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, Anne of Denmark, and Ludovico Carracci. After him are Lawrence of Brindisi, Lucilio Vanini, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Diane de France, Hieronymus Fabricius, and Marko Krizin.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Shimazu Yoshihiro ranks 187 out of 6,245. Before him are Sanada Yukimura (1567), Emperor Tenji (626), Katsura Tarō (1848), Emperor Kōgen (-272), Sen no Rikyū (1522), and Emperor Seimu (83). After him are Emperor Sakuramachi (1720), Emperor Kōtoku (596), Nagisa Oshima (1932), Emperor Antoku (1178), Kitarō (1953), and Ashikaga Takauji (1305).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Shimazu Yoshihiro ranks 65. Before him are Taira no Kiyomori (1118), Emperor Momozono (1741), Emperor Tenji (626), Katsura Tarō (1848), Emperor Kōgen (-272), and Emperor Seimu (83). After him are Emperor Sakuramachi (1720), Emperor Kōtoku (596), Emperor Antoku (1178), Ashikaga Takauji (1305), Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646), and Emperor Go-Horikawa (1212).

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