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Hōjō Sōun

1432 - 1519

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Ise Sōzui (伊勢 宗瑞; 1432 or 1456 – September 8, 1519), also known as Hōjō Sōun (北条 早雲), was a Japanese daimyo and the first head of the Later Hōjō clan, one of the major powers in Japan's Sengoku period. Although he only belonged to a side branch of the more prestigious Ise family, he fought his way up, gaining territory and changing his name in imitation of the illustrious Hōjō. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hōjō Sōun is the 8,251st most popular politician (down from 7,759th in 2019), the 702nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 614th in 2019) and the 243rd most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hōjō Sōun ranks 8,251 out of 19,576. Before him are Arnaldo Forlani, Dinarchus, Beatrice of Luxembourg, Ricardo Martinelli, Vladimir Purishkevich, and Spyros Kyprianou. After him are Ivan Maisky, Victor de Broglie, Robert Surcouf, George II of Georgia, Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, and Double Falcon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1432, Hōjō Sōun ranks 9. Before him are Afonso V of Portugal, Alvise Cadamosto, Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia, Isabel of Coimbra, Bartolomeo Vivarini, and Ahmad ibn Mājid. After him are Luigi Pulci, and Christina Abrahamsdotter. Among people deceased in 1519, Hōjō Sōun ranks 12. Before him are Johann Tetzel, Michael Wolgemut, Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, Juan de Flandes, Maddalena de' Medici, and Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne. After him are Ambrosius Holbein, Blanche of Montferrat, and John Colet.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Hōjō Sōun ranks 702 out of 6,245. Before him are Matsukata Masayoshi (1835), Shigeko Higashikuni (1925), Emperor Sanjō (976), Yoshida Kenkō (1283), Ōtani Yoshitsugu (1559), and Gunichi Mikawa (1888). After him are Toru Iwatani (1955), Kōzō Okamoto (1947), Nitobe Inazō (1862), Toyohiro Akiyama (1942), Osami Nagano (1880), and Hōnen (1133).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Hōjō Sōun ranks 243. Before him are Shintaro Ishihara (1932), Minamoto no Yoriie (1182), Chōsokabe Motochika (1539), Yuriko Koike (1952), Matsukata Masayoshi (1835), and Emperor Sanjō (976). After him are Nitobe Inazō (1862), Ii Naosuke (1815), Shō Shin (1465), Emperor Shijō (1231), Shō Hashi (1371), and Chiang Wei-kuo (1916).

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