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Tokugawa Mitsukuni

1628 - 1701

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Tokugawa Mitsukuni (徳川 光圀; Japanese pronunciation: [to.kɯꜜ.ɡa.wa | mʲi.tsɯ̥.kɯꜜ.ɲi, -kɯ.ɡa.wa mʲi.tsɯ̥.kɯꜜ-, -ŋa.wa-], 11 July 1628 – 14 January 1701), also known as Mito Kōmon (水戸黄門; [mʲi.to (|) koː.moɴ]), was a Japanese daimyo who was known for his influence in the politics of the early Edo period. He was the third son of Tokugawa Yorifusa (who in turn was the eleventh son of Tokugawa Ieyasu) and succeeded him, becoming the second daimyo of the Mito Domain. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tokugawa Mitsukuni is the 10,127th most popular politician (down from 8,681st in 2019), the 847th most popular biography from Japan (down from 694th in 2019) and the 276th most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tokugawa Mitsukuni ranks 10,127 out of 19,576. Before him are Maria Zakharova, Wilfrid Laurier, Octavia the Elder, Egon Bahr, Helian Bobo, and Sergey Sobyanin. After him are Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac, Vladimir Dekanozov, Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, Ioannis Georgiadis, Herman, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, and Johannes Dieckmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1628, Tokugawa Mitsukuni ranks 12. Before him are François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg, Muazzez Sultan, François Girardon, Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria, Emmanuel Philibert, Prince of Carignano, and Carlo Cignani. After him are Lucrezia Barberini, Alvise II Mocenigo, Robert Cambert, David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl, and Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet. Among people deceased in 1701, Tokugawa Mitsukuni ranks 9. Before him are William Kidd, Queen Inhyeon, Madeleine de Scudéry, Royal Noble Consort Huibin Jang, Louis I, Prince of Monaco, and Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg. After him are Anne Hilarion de Tourville, Stanislaus Papczyński, and Jan Chryzostom Pasek.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Tokugawa Mitsukuni ranks 847 out of 6,245. Before him are Kamo no Chōmei (1155), Katsuyoshi Kuwahara (1944), Ennin (793), Ashikaga Yoshimochi (1386), Goro Yamada (1894), and Kazuyo Sejima (1956). After him are Katō Takaaki (1860), Inoue Kaoru (1836), Tōdō Takatora (1556), Kisshomaru Ueshiba (1921), Kōji Yakusho (1956), and Eiko Ishioka (1938).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Tokugawa Mitsukuni ranks 276. Before him are Ashikaga Yoshihide (1538), Takako Shimazu (1939), Prince Hisaaki (1276), Gotō Shinpei (1857), Keisai Eisen (1790), and Ashikaga Yoshimochi (1386). After him are Katō Takaaki (1860), Inoue Kaoru (1836), Kisshomaru Ueshiba (1921), Kujō Yoritsugu (1239), Ōtomo Sōrin (1530), and Matsudaira Katamori (1836).

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