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Emperor Kenzō

450 - 487

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Emperor Kenzō (顕宗天皇, Kenzō-tennō) (450 – 2 June 487) was the 23rd legendary 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 1 February 485 to 2 June 487. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emperor Kenzō is the 4,097th most popular politician (down from 3,961st in 2019), the 234th most popular biography from Japan (down from 223rd in 2019) and the 74th most popular Japanese Politician.

Kenzō is most famous for his role in the Meiji Restoration. He was the first shōgun of the Meiji era and was responsible for the modernization of Japan.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Kenzō ranks 4,097 out of 19,576Before him are Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony, Barbara of Portugal, Áed mac Cináeda, John Kennedy, Gulab Singh, and Ardashir II. After him are Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, Tantamani, Tewfik Pasha, Konstantin Dejanović, P. W. Botha, and Roberto Eduardo Viola.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 450, Emperor Kenzō ranks 8Before him are Justin I, Pope Anastasius II, Cynric, Mazdak, Huneric, and Gunthamund. After him are Ildibad, Thrasamund, Mundus, Gesalec, Eraric, and Emperor Keitai. Among people deceased in 487, Emperor Kenzō ranks 2Before him is Syagrius.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Kenzō ranks 234 out of 6,245Before him are Empress Kōjun (1903), Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646), Ishikawa Goemon (1558), Emperor Seimu (83), Emperor Go-Mizunoo (1596), and Takashi Kano (1920). After him are Ken Takakura (1931), Megumu Tamura (1927), Masanobu Fukuoka (1913), Ko Takamoro (1907), Takehiko Kawanishi (1938), and Uichiro Hatta (1903).

Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Kenzō ranks 74Before him are Ashikaga Yoshiaki (1537), Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519), Taira no Kiyomori (1118), Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646), Emperor Seimu (83), and Emperor Go-Mizunoo (1596). After him are Emperor Shōkō (1401), Emperor Seinei (444), Emperor Hanzei (336), Inejiro Asanuma (1898), Emperor Ankō (401), and Emperor Go-Kashiwabara (1464).