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Emperor Kanmu

737 - 806

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Emperor Kanmu (桓武天皇, Kammu-tennō; 735 – 9 April 806), or Kammu, was the 50th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Kammu reigned from 781 to 806, and it was during his reign that the scope of the emperor's powers reached its peak. His reign saw the transition from the Nara period to the Heian period. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emperor Kanmu is the 4,945th most popular politician (down from 3,024th in 2019), the 353rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 148th in 2019) and the 111th most popular Japanese Politician.

Emperor Kanmu is most famous for his reforms that were intended to strengthen the central government. He was also the first emperor to use the title "Tenno" which means "heavenly sovereign."

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Kanmu ranks 4,945 out of 19,576. Before him are Nikolay Krestinsky, Jia Xu, Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine, Hassan I of Morocco, Goujian, and Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders. After him are Melvin Laird, Philippa of England, Guadalupe Victoria, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Ansegisel, and Arthur Drewry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 737, Emperor Kanmu ranks 1. After him is Hisham ibn al-Kalbi. Among people deceased in 806, Emperor Kanmu ranks 2. Before him is Tarasios of Constantinople. After him are Emperor Shunzong of Tang, Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Fazārī, and Yahya ibn Khalid.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Kanmu ranks 353 out of 6,245. Before him are Mitsuo Fuchida (1902), Yasuo Haruyama (1906), Tamotsu Asakura (null), Masaru Ibuka (1908), Koji Miyata (1923), and Saizo Saito (1908). After him are Akira Yoshino (1948), Leiji Matsumoto (1938), Eiji Yoshikawa (1892), Hakaru Hashimoto (1881), Emperor Go-Uda (1267), and Sada Abe (1905).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Kanmu ranks 111. Before him are Emperor Go-Nijō (1285), Emperor Ankan (466), Tomiichi Murayama (1924), Emperor Go-Fukakusa (1243), Tokugawa Yoshimune (1684), and Kōki Hirota (1878). After him are Emperor Go-Uda (1267), Kōichirō Matsuura (1937), Maeda Toshiie (1538), Inukai Tsuyoshi (1855), Emperor Go-Saga (1220), and Kakuei Tanaka (1918).

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