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Empress Jingū

169 - 269

Empress Jingū

Empress Jingū (神功皇后, Jingū Kōgō) was a legendary Japanese empress who ruled as a regent following her husband's death in 200 AD. Both the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki (collectively known as the Kiki) record events that took place during Jingū's alleged lifetime. Legends say that after seeking revenge on the people who murdered her husband, she then turned her attention to a "promised land." Jingū is thus considered to be a controversial monarch by historians in terms of her alleged invasion of the Korean Peninsula. This was in turn possibly used as justification for imperial expansion during the Meiji period. The records state that Jingū gave birth to a baby boy named Homutawake three years after he was conceived by her late husband. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Empress Jingū is the 4,273rd most popular politician (down from 3,907th in 2019), the 259th most popular biography from Japan (down from 220th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular Japanese Politician.

Empress Jingū is most famous for building the shrine, the Jingū, in honor of her father, Emperor Ōjin.

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Among politicians, Empress Jingū ranks 4,273 out of 19,576. Before her are Mitt Romney, Al-Musta'in, Kim Chaek, Giovanni Giolitti, Jacob Kettler, and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia. After her are Hyeonjong of Goryeo, Gustav Ritter von Kahr, Ahmad ibn Tulun, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Shabaka.

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Mitt Romney
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 4,269
Al-Musta'in
836 - 866
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 4,270
Kim Chaek
1903 - 1951
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 4,271
Giovanni Giolitti
1842 - 1928
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 4,272
Jacob Kettler
1610 - 1682
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 4,273
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia
1786 - 1859
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 4,274
Empress Jingū
169 - 269
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 4,275
Hyeonjong of Goryeo
992 - 1031
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 4,276
Gustav Ritter von Kahr
1862 - 1934
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 4,277
Ahmad ibn Tulun
835 - 884
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 4,278
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
1358 - 1408
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 4,279
Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden
1655 - 1707
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 4,280
Shabaka
800 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 4,281

Contemporaries

Among people born in 169, Empress Jingū ranks 2. Before her is Zhang Liao. After her is Xu Huang. Among people deceased in 269, Empress Jingū ranks 3. Before her are Laelianus, and Postumus. After her is Marcus Aurelius Marius.