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Emperor Shōmu

701 - 756

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Emperor Shōmu (聖武天皇, Shōmu-tennō; September 22, 701 – June 4, 756) was the 45th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Shōmu's reign spanned the years 724 through 749, during the Nara period. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emperor Shōmu is the 4,623rd most popular politician (down from 4,571st in 2019), the 302nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 281st in 2019) and the 94th most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Shōmu ranks 4,623 out of 19,576. Before him are Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia, Sam Nujoma, George Read, Trisong Detsen, Fasilides, and Moša Pijade. After him are Antti Aarne, Franz Josef Strauss, Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria, Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, Anne of York, and Giuseppe Conte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 701, Emperor Shōmu ranks 4. Before him are Li Bai, Ibn Hisham, and Yazid III. After him are John VII of Constantinople, Tzitzak, Saman Khuda, Al-Khayzuran, Theophano of Athens, Thekla, wife of Michael II, Yahya ibn Khalid, and Euphemius. Among people deceased in 756, Emperor Shōmu ranks 3. Before him are Yang Guifei, and Ibn al-Muqaffa'. After him are Aistulf, Kormisosh, Galla Gaulo, Cuthred of Wessex, and Wang Changling.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Shōmu ranks 302 out of 6,245. Before him are Yasuyuki Kuwahara (1942), Tsugumi Ohba (1950), Konishi Yukinaga (1555), Toshio Hirabayashi (null), Emperor Ingyō (376), and Yoshio Furukawa (1934). After him are Shoko Hamada (1950), Tokugawa Iemochi (1846), Nagayasu Honda (null), Nobuyuki Abe (1875), Shuji Nakamura (1954), and Nobuo Matsunaga (1921).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Shōmu ranks 94. Before him are Emperor Ninken (449), Emperor Seiwa (850), Emperor Uda (867), Emperor Buretsu (489), Konishi Yukinaga (1555), and Emperor Ingyō (376). After him are Tokugawa Iemochi (1846), Nobuyuki Abe (1875), Emperor Bidatsu (538), Emperor Sutoku (1119), Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado (1442), and Emperor Senka (467).

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