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Emperor Sakuramachi

1720 - 1750

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Teruhito (Japanese: 昭仁; 8 February 1720 – 28 May 1750), posthumously honored as Emperor Sakuramachi (桜町天皇, Sakuramachi-tennō) was the 115th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He was enthroned as Emperor in 1735, a reign that would last until 1747 with his abdication. As with previous Emperors during the Edo period, the Tokugawa shogunate had control over Japan. The Emperor's role was a religious figure who performed limited duties. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emperor Sakuramachi is the 2,600th most popular politician (up from 3,531st in 2019), the 106th most popular biography from Japan (up from 188th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Japanese Politician.

Emperor Sakuramachi is most famous for being the first emperor to rule over Japan. He was also the emperor who was responsible for unifying Japan and establishing a centralized government.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Sakuramachi ranks 2,600 out of 19,576. Before him are Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders, Amin al-Hafiz, Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, Bao Zheng, Sobekneferu, and Tariq Aziz. After him are Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan, Antigonus II Gonatas, Anastasio Somoza Debayle, George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, Stephen III of Hungary, and Agnes of France, Byzantine Empress.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1720, Emperor Sakuramachi ranks 7. Before him are Baron Munchausen, Hyder Ali, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Charles Edward Stuart, Carlo Gozzi, and Philip, Duke of Parma. After him are Anna Maria Mozart, Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, Honoré III, Prince of Monaco, Charles Bonnet, Vilna Gaon, and James Hargreaves. Among people deceased in 1750, Emperor Sakuramachi ranks 5. Before him are Johann Sebastian Bach, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Maurice de Saxe, and John V of Portugal. After him are Rachel Ruysch, Sylvius Leopold Weiss, Vasily Tatishchev, Giuseppe Sammartini, Ludovico Antonio Muratori, Apostolo Zeno, and Pietro Filippo Scarlatti.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Sakuramachi ranks 106 out of 6,245. Before him are Akira Suzuki (1930), Empress Meishō (1624), Himiko (175), Tadamichi Kuribayashi (1891), Fumio Kishida (1957), and Kiichiro Toyoda (1894). After him are Emperor Nakamikado (1702), Leo Esaki (1925), Shigeru Ishiba (1957), Emperor Higashiyama (1675), Tameo Ide (1908), and Chiune Sugihara (1900).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Sakuramachi ranks 31. Before him are Emperor Itoku (-553), Emperor Go-Momozono (1758), Empress Go-Sakuramachi (1740), Tokugawa Hidetada (1579), Himiko (175), and Fumio Kishida (1957). After him are Emperor Nakamikado (1702), Shigeru Ishiba (1957), Emperor Higashiyama (1675), Yasuo Fukuda (1936), Prince Shōtoku (574), and Eisaku Satō (1901).

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