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Yamada Nagamasa

1590 - 1630

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Yamada Nagamasa (山田 長政; 1590–1630) was a Japanese adventurer who gained considerable influence in the Ayutthaya Kingdom at the beginning of the 17th century and became the governor of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, which is on the Malay Peninsula in present-day Southern Thailand. From 1617 until his death in 1630, Yamada Nagamasa was head of the Thai village referred to as Ban Yipun ('Japanese village') in the Thai language. This village was within the city of Ayutthaya (the capital city of the Ayutthaya Kingdom). Ban Yipun was home to roughly 1,000 Japanese citizens and was headed by a Japanese chief who was nominated by Ayutthayan authorities. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yamada Nagamasa is the 9,392nd most popular politician (down from 7,424th in 2019), the 777th most popular biography from Japan (down from 582nd in 2019) and the 259th most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yamada Nagamasa ranks 9,392 out of 19,576. Before him are Mohamed Muizzu, Ahmed Nazif, Blanche of France, Duchess of Orléans, Sándor Garbai, Achille Van Acker, and Qusay Hussein. After him are James III of Cyprus, Giovanni Morelli, Zawisza Czarny, Girija Prasad Koirala, Juanita Castro, and Edelmiro Julián Farrell.

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Among people born in 1590, Yamada Nagamasa ranks 12. Before him are Simon Vouet, William Bradford, Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw, Gioachino Greco, Urbain Grandier, and John Albert II. After him are Théophile de Viau, Jacob van Eyck, María de Zayas, Daniel Seghers, and Sarmad Kashani. Among people deceased in 1630, Yamada Nagamasa ranks 14. Before him are Johann Schein, Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, Gioachino Greco, Esaias van de Velde, Akile Hatun, and Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza. After him are Johann Liss, Tōdō Takatora, Antonio Tempesta, Salamone Rossi, Daniele Crespi, and Alessandro Grandi.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yamada Nagamasa ranks 777 out of 6,245. Before him are Soga no Umako (551), Prince Kan'in Kotohito (1865), Satoru Nakajima (1953), Itagaki Taisuke (1837), Kazuyoshi Nakamura (1955), and Shigenori Tōgō (1882). After him are Akira Matsunaga (1948), Hayashi Razan (1583), Atsushi Nakajima (1909), Shinichi Suzuki (1898), Monkey Punch (1937), and Mitsunori Fujiguchi (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Yamada Nagamasa ranks 259. Before him are Prince Morikuni (1301), Kujō Yoritsune (1218), Jiro Taniguchi (1947), Ashikaga Yoshihisa (1465), Prince Kan'in Kotohito (1865), and Shigenori Tōgō (1882). After him are Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu (1902), Hiranuma Kiichirō (1867), Ashikaga Yoshinori (1394), Yamamoto Gonnohyōe (1852), Iwakura Tomomi (1825), and Prince Munetaka (1242).

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