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Emperor Ankō

401 - 456

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Emperor Ankō (安康天皇, Ankō-tennō) (401 – 456) was the 20th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 453 to 456. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emperor Ankō is the 4,188th most popular politician (down from 3,986th in 2019), the 249th most popular biography from Japan (down from 226th in 2019) and the 79th most popular Japanese Politician.

Emperor Ankō is most famous for his decision to move the capital of Japan from Nara to Heian-kyō.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Ankō ranks 4,188 out of 19,576. Before him are Empress Kōken, Sin-Muballit, Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, Khalil Sultan, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, and William Bradford. After him are Hasdrubal the Boetharch, Liutprand of Cremona, William V, Duke of Bavaria, Demetrios Palaiologos, Constantine Bodin, and Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 401, Emperor Ankō ranks 5. Before him are Leo I the Thracian, Theodosius II, Buddhaghosa, and Aelia Eudocia. After him are Stobaeus, Barsanuphius, Palladius, Mamertus, Hermias, Solomon, and Hilary of Arles. Among people deceased in 456, Emperor Ankō ranks 1. After him are Rechiar, and Talorc I.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Ankō ranks 249 out of 6,245. Before him are Yohji Yamamoto (1943), Kōnosuke Matsushita (1894), Osamu Yamaji (1929), Emperor Seinei (444), Emperor Hanzei (336), and Inejiro Asanuma (1898). After him are Emperor Go-Kashiwabara (1464), Yasukazu Tanaka (1933), Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni (1887), Ryōji Noyori (1938), Mori Ōgai (1862), and Kitasato Shibasaburō (1853).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Ankō ranks 79. Before him are Emperor Go-Mizunoo (1596), Emperor Kenzō (450), Emperor Shōkō (1401), Emperor Seinei (444), Emperor Hanzei (336), and Inejiro Asanuma (1898). After him are Emperor Go-Kashiwabara (1464), Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni (1887), Empress Jingū (169), Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358), Katō Kiyomasa (1561), and Emperor Go-Fushimi (1288).

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