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Emperor Go-Daigo

1288 - 1339

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Emperor Go-Daigo (後醍醐天皇 Go-Daigo-tennō) (26 November 1288 – 19 September 1339) was the 96th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He successfully overthrew the Kamakura shogunate in 1333 and established the short-lived Kenmu Restoration to bring the Imperial House back into power. This was to be the last time the emperor had real power until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. The Kenmu restoration was in turn overthrown by Ashikaga Takauji in 1336, ushering in the Ashikaga shogunate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emperor Go-Daigo is the 2,855th most popular politician (down from 2,829th in 2019), the 123rd most popular biography from Japan (up from 133rd in 2019) and the 40th most popular Japanese Politician.

Emperor Go-Daigo is most famous for his attempt to overthrow the Kamakura shogunate in 1333. His efforts were unsuccessful and he was forced to abdicate.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Go-Daigo ranks 2,855 out of 19,576. Before him are Dionysius II of Syracuse, Jacob Zuma, Odaenathus, Prince Philippe, Count of Paris, Nureddin al-Atassi, and Herodes Atticus. After him are Raúl Alfonsín, Margaret Douglas, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Oswald Mosley, Milorad Dodik, and William I of Württemberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1288, Emperor Go-Daigo ranks 4. Before him are Orhan, Charles I of Hungary, and Ivan I of Moscow. After him are Emperor Go-Fushimi, Gersonides, and Mahmoud Shabestari. Among people deceased in 1339, Emperor Go-Daigo ranks 1. After him are Otto, Duke of Austria, Chungsuk of Goryeo, Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver, Aldona of Lithuania, Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria, Azzone Visconti, Francesco Dandolo, and Jadwiga of Kalisz.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Go-Daigo ranks 123 out of 6,245. Before him are Prince Shōtoku (574), Eisaku Satō (1901), Emperor Nintoku (290), Joe Hisaishi (1950), Emperor Kōshō (-505), and Kakuichi Mimura (1931). After him are Tōgō Heihachirō (1848), Jiro Horikoshi (1903), Emperor Kōan (-427), Ko Yong-hui (1952), Kenji Mizoguchi (1898), and Ko Arima (1917).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Go-Daigo ranks 40. Before him are Emperor Higashiyama (1675), Yasuo Fukuda (1936), Prince Shōtoku (574), Eisaku Satō (1901), Emperor Nintoku (290), and Emperor Kōshō (-505). After him are Emperor Kōan (-427), Ko Yong-hui (1952), Emperor Reigen (1654), Emperor Go-Kōmyō (1633), Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604), and Shigeru Yoshida (1878).

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