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Taira no Kiyomori

1118 - 1181

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Taira no Kiyomori (平 清盛; Japanese pronunciation: [taꜜi.ɾa no | kʲi.joꜜ.mo.ɾʲi], 1118 – March 20, 1181) was a military leader and kugyō of the late Heian period of Japan. He established the first samurai-dominated administrative government in the history of Japan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Taira no Kiyomori is the 3,858th most popular politician (down from 3,474th in 2019), the 213th most popular biography from Japan (down from 179th in 2019) and the 70th most popular Japanese Politician.

Taira no Kiyomori is most famous for being the founder of the Heian period.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Taira no Kiyomori ranks 3,858 out of 19,576. Before him are 3rd Dalai Lama, Eric Adams, Yury of Moscow, Matthias Erzberger, Constantius Gallus, and Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia. After him are Oleksandr Turchynov, Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, Munmu of Silla, Brahim Ghali, Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia, and Adad-nirari III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1118, Taira no Kiyomori ranks 3. Before him are Manuel I Komnenos, and Andronikos I Komnenos. After him are Ahmad al-Rifaʽi, Ioveta, Odo II, Duke of Burgundy, and Saigyō. Among people deceased in 1181, Taira no Kiyomori ranks 2. Before him is Pope Alexander III. After him are Henry I, Count of Champagne, Emperor Takakura, As-Salih Ismail al-Malik, Mahsati, Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Provence, Adela of Meissen, and Ludwig II, Count of Württemberg.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Taira no Kiyomori ranks 213 out of 6,245. Before him are Hideki Shirakawa (1936), Sakichi Toyoda (1867), Ashikaga Yoshiaki (1537), Syukuro Manabe (1931), Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519), and Honda Tadakatsu (1548). After him are Hiroyuki Sanada (1960), Tsukasa Hosaka (1937), Sesshū Tōyō (1420), Shojiro Sugimura (1905), Ryuzo Shimizu (1902), and Yosa Buson (1716).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Taira no Kiyomori ranks 70. Before him are Emperor Ōjin (210), Yasuhiro Nakasone (1918), Emperor Richū (336), Emperor Kaika (-208), Ashikaga Yoshiaki (1537), and Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519). After him are Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646), Emperor Seimu (83), Emperor Go-Mizunoo (1596), Emperor Kenzō (450), Emperor Shōkō (1401), and Emperor Seinei (444).

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