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Fujiwara no Yoshifusa

804 - 872

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Fujiwara no Yoshifusa (藤原 良房; 804 – October 7, 872), also known as Somedono no Daijin or Shirakawa-dono, was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period. When Yoshifusa's grandson was enthroned as Emperor Seiwa, Yoshifusa assumed the role of regent (sesshō) for the young monarch. He was the first sesshō in Japanese history who was not himself of imperial rank; and he was the first of a series of regents from the Fujiwara clan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fujiwara no Yoshifusa is the 12,713th most popular politician (down from 12,362nd in 2019). (up from 3,110th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Fujiwara no Yoshifusa ranks 12,713 out of 19,576Before him are Fred Thompson, Dorothea Köring, Roger Marshall, Corneliu Vadim Tudor, Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, and Manny Mori. After him are Francesco Loredan, Qian Qichen, Arsites, Jaume Bartumeu, Sanford B. Dole, and Sándor Wekerle.

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Among people born in 804, Fujiwara no Yoshifusa ranks 3Before him are Bayazid Bastami, and Ermengarde of Tours.  Among people deceased in 872, Fujiwara no Yoshifusa ranks 2Before him is Pope Adrian II.

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