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Prince Mochihito

1151 - 1180

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Prince Mochihito (以仁王, Mochihito-ō) (died June 1180), also known as the Takakura Prince, and as Minamoto no Mochimitsu (源 以光), was a son of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan. He is noted for his role in starting the Genpei War. Believing that Taira no Kiyomori was causing suffering, Mochihito supported the Minamoto clan in their conflict against the Taira. At the same time, Minamoto no Yorimasa led the Minamoto clan in supporting Mochihito's bid for the Imperial Throne. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Prince Mochihito is the 12,558th most popular politician (down from 11,906th in 2019). (down from 2,929th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Prince Mochihito ranks 12,558 out of 19,576Before him are Ben-Hadad III, Mohamed Abu al-Qasim al-Zwai, Marcus Valerius Laevinus, Adelaide of Holland, Nicolò Donato, and Publius Decius Mus. After him are Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski, Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, Kaʻahumanu, Song Si-yeol, Zoskales, and Valentin Mankin.

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Among people born in 1151, Prince Mochihito ranks 6Before him are Alix of France, Agnes of Austria, Igor Svyatoslavich, Louis III, Landgrave of Thuringia, and Unkei.  Among people deceased in 1180, Prince Mochihito ranks 11Before him are Theodora Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem, Al-Mustadi, Minamoto no Yorimasa, Abraham ibn Daud, Al-Samawal al-Maghribi, and Soběslav II, Duke of Bohemia. After him is Yaroslav II of Kiev.

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