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Saionji Kinmochi

1849 - 1940

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Prince Saionji Kinmochi (Japanese: 西園寺 公望; 7 December 1849 – 24 November 1940) was a Japanese statesman, diplomat, and political leader who served twice as the Prime Minister of Japan (1906–1908 and 1911–1912). He was the last surviving member of the genrō, the small group of unofficial elder statesmen who dominated Japanese politics during the Meiji and Taishō periods. As a member of the Kyoto court nobility, Saionji forged a close relationship with the imperial house from a young age and participated in the Boshin War that overthrew the Tokugawa shogunate. He spent nearly a decade studying in France, where he was deeply influenced by European liberalism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saionji Kinmochi is the 7,391st most popular politician (down from 5,047th in 2019), the 620th most popular biography from Japan (down from 338th in 2019) and the 217th most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Saionji Kinmochi ranks 7,391 out of 19,576. Before him are Galeazzo II Visconti, Ermesinde, Countess of Luxembourg, Ueli Maurer, Horwennefer, Ma Liang, and Nicholas Murray Butler. After him are Jia Sidao, Berthold, Duke of Bavaria, Mandane of Media, Haxhi Lleshi, Erna Solberg, and Zhang Chunqiao.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1849, Saionji Kinmochi ranks 40. Before him are Wilhelm Voigt, Hugo Riemann, Archduchess Mathilda of Austria, Jean Béraud, Hong Tianguifu, and Herbert von Bismarck. After him are Georg Luger, Empress Shōken, Dersu Uzala, William Osler, Karl Brugmann, and Jérôme Eugène Coggia. Among people deceased in 1940, Saionji Kinmochi ranks 57. Before him are Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg, Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark, J.-H. Rosny aîné, Jehan Alain, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, and Oliver Lodge. After him are Luigi Orione, Paul Nizan, Joseph Meister, Wilhelm Dörpfeld, Georgios Tsitas, and Marie Krøyer.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Saionji Kinmochi ranks 620 out of 6,245. Before him are Kusunoki Masashige (1294), Masaaki Hatsumi (1931), Shō Tai (1843), Soemu Toyoda (1885), Hiraga Gennai (1728), and Tokugawa Ienobu (1662). After him are Hiroshi Ōshima (1886), Ken Naganuma (1930), Takenoshin Nakai (1882), Kijūrō Shidehara (1872), Shotaro Ishinomori (1938), and Takeo Miki (1907).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Saionji Kinmochi ranks 217. Before him are Sōsuke Uno (1922), Fujiwara no Kamatari (614), Takeda Sōkaku (1859), Kusunoki Masashige (1294), Shō Tai (1843), and Tokugawa Ienobu (1662). After him are Kijūrō Shidehara (1872), Takeo Miki (1907), Korechika Anami (1887), Ukita Hideie (1573), Yoshida Shōin (1830), and Emperor Nijō (1143).

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