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Emperor Antoku

1178 - 1185

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Emperor Antoku (安徳天皇, Antoku-tennō; 22 December 1178 – 25 April 1185) was the 81st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1180 through 1185. His death marked the end of the Heian period and the beginning of the Kamakura period. During this time, the Imperial family was involved in a bitter struggle between warring clans. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emperor Antoku is the 5,643rd most popular politician (down from 3,580th in 2019), the 437th most popular biography from Japan (down from 191st in 2019) and the 144th most popular Japanese Politician.

Emperor Antoku is most famous for being the emperor of Japan who was killed in the Battle of Dan-no-ura in 1185.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Antoku ranks 5,643 out of 19,576. Before him are Tigranes I, Emperor Yōzei, Lucía Topolansky, María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias, Martin Schulz, and Rudolph I of Burgundy. After him are László Tőkés, Chandrika Kumaratunga, Hwang Jang-yop, Mori Ranmaru, Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and 'Adud al-Dawla.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1178, Emperor Antoku ranks 4. Before him are Suleyman Shah, Fariduddin Ganjshakar, and Thomas, Count of Savoy. After him are Guillaume de Chartres, Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León, Armand de Périgord, and Constance of Toulouse. Among people deceased in 1185, Emperor Antoku ranks 9. Before him are Afonso I of Portugal, Chrétien de Troyes, Ibn Tufail, Andronikos I Komnenos, Bhāskara II, and Agnes of Courtenay. After him are Manuel Komnenos, Andronikos Doukas Angelos, John Kinnamos, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile, Beatrice of Rethel, and Taira no Munemori.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Antoku ranks 437 out of 6,245. Before him are Shohei Imamura (1926), Toru Takemitsu (1930), Sawao Kato (1946), Nobuyuki Oishi (1939), Emperor Yōzei (867), and Yodo-dono (1569). After him are Ihara Saikaku (1642), Isao Iwabuchi (1933), Emperor Juntoku (1197), Kenji Doihara (1883), Jisaburō Ozawa (1886), and Kinjiro Shimizu (null).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Antoku ranks 144. Before him are Emperor Chōkei (1343), Emperor Go-Hanazono (1419), Yoshirō Mori (1937), Hara Takashi (1856), Masamune (1300), and Emperor Yōzei (867). After him are Emperor Juntoku (1197), Emperor Go-Kameyama (1347), Tokugawa Ietsuna (1641), Noboru Takeshita (1924), Toshiki Kaifu (1931), and Emperor Monmu (683).

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