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Empress Kōken
718 - 770
Empress Kōken
Empress Kōken (born Abe, known as Empress Shōtoku during her second reign; 718–770) was the 46th and 48th monarch of Japan according to the traditional order of succession. She was born to Crown Prince Obito (the future Emperor Shōmu) and his consort Fujiwara Asukabehime; seeking to protect the bloodline of Prince Kusakabe, her father proclaimed her the first crown princess in Japanese history in 738. She became the Empress Regnant in 749, after her father retired to become a Buddhist monk. With the backing of her mother (now Dowager Empress Kōmyō) and her mother's nephew Fujiwara no Nakamaro, she was able to outmaneuver a largely hostile Daijō-kan (Council of State). Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Empress Kōken is the 4,181st most popular politician (down from 3,896th in 2019). (down from 497th in 2019)
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Among politicians, Empress Kōken ranks 4,181 out of 19,576. Before her are Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco, Veljko Kadijević, Inejiro Asanuma, Felix Kersten, Peter Minuit, and Aristobulus I. After her are Sin-Muballit, Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, Khalil Sultan, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, William Bradford, and Emperor Ankō.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 718, Empress Kōken ranks 4. Before her are Constantine V, Abu Muslim, and Ibrahim ibn Adham. After her are Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi, Lupus II of Gascony, and Ōtomo no Yakamochi. Among people deceased in 770, Empress Kōken ranks 2. Before her is Du Fu. After her is Abe no Nakamaro.
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Constantine V
POLITICIAN
718 - 775
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 1
Abu Muslim
MILITARY PERSONNEL
718 - 755
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 2
Ibrahim ibn Adham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
718 - 782
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 3
Empress Kōken
POLITICIAN
718 - 770
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 4
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi
WRITER
718 - 790
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 5
Lupus II of Gascony
POLITICIAN
718 - 778
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 6
Ōtomo no Yakamochi
WRITER
718 - 785
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 7
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Du Fu
WRITER
712 - 770
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 1
Empress Kōken
POLITICIAN
718 - 770
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 2
Abe no Nakamaro
POLITICIAN
698 - 770
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 3
