RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Soga no Umako

551 - 626

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Soga no Umako (蘇我 馬子, 551? – June 19, 626) was the son of Soga no Iname and a member of the powerful Soga clan of Japan. Umako conducted political reforms with Prince Shōtoku during the rules of Emperor Bidatsu and Empress Suiko and established the Soga clan's stronghold in the government by having his daughters married to members of the imperial family. In the late 6th century, Soga no Umako went to great lengths to promote Buddhism in Japan, and was instrumental in its acceptance. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Soga no Umako has received more than 90,077 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Soga no Umako is the 1,643rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,483rd in 2019), the 738th most popular biography from Japan (down from 673rd in 2019) and the 20th most popular Japanese Religious Figure.

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  • 90k

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  • 54.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Soga no Umako ranks 1,643 out of 3,187. Before him are Gershom ben Judah, John de Britto, Stephen Pongracz, Quirinus of Sescia, Bartolomé Carranza, and Maximilian Henry of Bavaria. After him are Alids, Miloslav Vlk, John Ball, Fernando Ocáriz Braña, Emil Krebs, and Dionigi Tettamanzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 551, Soga no Umako ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 626, Soga no Umako ranks 2. Before him is Zaynab bint Khuzayma.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Soga no Umako ranks 738 out of 6,245. Before him are Donald Tsang (1944), Ariwara no Narihira (825), Kisshomaru Ueshiba (1921), George Ohsawa (1893), Kanō Eitoku (1543), and Hiroshi Inagaki (1905). After him are Ashikaga Yoshinori (1394), Torii Kiyonaga (1752), Kōdō Sawaki (1880), Ōtomo Sōrin (1530), Okakura Kakuzō (1862), and Koichi Oita (1914).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Japan

Among religious figures born in Japan, Soga no Umako ranks 20. Before him are Saichō (767), Shinran (1173), Senhime (1597), Hōnen (1133), Hōjō Ujimasa (1538), and Taisen Deshimaru (1914). After him are Kōdō Sawaki (1880), Magdalene of Nagasaki (1611), Moriteru Ueshiba (1951), Peter Shirayanagi (1928), Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda (1949), and Peter Doi (1892).

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