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Emperor Shirakawa

1053 - 1129

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Emperor Shirakawa (白河天皇, Shirakawa-tennō; 7 July 1053 – 24 July 1129) was the 72nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Shirakawa's reign lasted from 1073 to 1087. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Emperor Shirakawa is the 6,864th most popular politician (down from 6,674th in 2024), the 563rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 512th in 2019) and the 194th most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Shirakawa ranks 6,865 out of 19,576. Before him are Desiderata of the Lombards, Sahra Wagenknecht, Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou, Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, Fortún Garcés of Pamplona, Iolu Abil, and William H. Seward. After him are Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, Patrice Talon, and Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1053, Emperor Shirakawa ranks 6. Before him are Vladimir II Monomakh, Solomon, King of Hungary, Maria of Alania, Hugh of Châteauneuf, and Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona. After him are Dirk V, Count of Holland, and Gytha of Wessex. Among people deceased in 1129, Emperor Shirakawa ranks 2. Before him is Douce I, Countess of Provence. After him are Thoros I, Prince of Armenia, and Leopold of Styria.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Shirakawa ranks 564 out of 6,245. Before him are Ryozo Suzuki (1939), Hajime Sugiyama (1880), Ryū Murakami (1952), Kuroda Kiyotaka (1840), Ryuzo Hiraki (1931), Nobutake Kondō (1886), and Seiichi Itō (1890). After him are Ashikaga Yoshiteru (1536), Emperor Konoe (1139), Ichiro Hosotani (1946), Mitsumasa Yonai (1880), and Tokutaro Ukon (1913).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Shirakawa ranks 195. Before him are Ōyama Iwao (1842), Empress Masako (1963), Takahito, Prince Mikasa (1915), Emperor Ichijō (980), Tokugawa Ieshige (1712), Hajime Sugiyama (1880), and Kuroda Kiyotaka (1840). After him are Ashikaga Yoshiteru (1536), Emperor Konoe (1139), Mitsumasa Yonai (1880), Yōsuke Matsuoka (1880), and Hitoshi Ashida (1887).

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