POLITICIAN

Yamato Takeru

72 - 113

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Yamato Takeru (ヤマトタケルノミコト, Yamato Takeru no Mikoto), originally Prince Ousu (小碓命, Ousu no Mikoto), was a Japanese folk hero and semi-legendary prince of the imperial dynasty, son of Emperor Keikō, who is traditionally counted as the 12th Emperor of Japan. The kanji spelling of his name varies: it appears in the Nihon Shoki as 日本武尊 and in the Kojiki as 倭建命. The story of his life and death are told principally in the Japanese chronicles in Kojiki (712) and Nihon Shoki (720), but also mentioned in Kogo Shūi (807) and some histories like the Hitachi no Kuni Fudoki (常陸国風土記) (721). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yamato Takeru has received more than 507,891 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Yamato Takeru is the 2,759th most popular politician (up from 5,103rd in 2019), the 129th most popular biography from Japan (up from 313th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Japanese Politician.

Yamato Takeru is most famous for being a legendary hero who was able to slay the eight-headed dragon, Orochi.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yamato Takeru ranks 2,759 out of 19,576. Before him are Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, King Xiaowen of Qin, Hayme Hatun, Jacques Santer, Urukagina, and Georg Michaelis. After him are Ramsay MacDonald, Emperor Qianshao of Han, Dương Văn Minh, Alpha Condé, Idriss Déby, and Emperor Suzong of Tang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 72, Yamato Takeru ranks 1. After him is Julia Balbilla. Among people deceased in 113, Yamato Takeru ranks 2. Before him is Pliny the Younger.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yamato Takeru ranks 129 out of 6,245. Before him are Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (1886), Emperor Higashiyama (1675), Emperor Go-Kōmyō (1633), Shigeru Miyamoto (1952), Eisaku Satō (1901), and Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604). After him are Masaru Emoto (1943), Shigeru Yoshida (1878), Emperor Go-Sai (1638), Emperor Go-Daigo (1288), Kōnosuke Matsushita (1894), and Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Yamato Takeru ranks 40. Before him are Emperor Reigen (1654), Emperor Kōan (-427), Emperor Higashiyama (1675), Emperor Go-Kōmyō (1633), Eisaku Satō (1901), and Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604). After him are Shigeru Yoshida (1878), Emperor Go-Sai (1638), Emperor Go-Daigo (1288), Tokugawa Hidetada (1579), Kuniaki Koiso (1880), and Emperor Sujin (-147).

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