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Yamato Takeru

72 - 113

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Yamato Takeru (ヤマトタケルノミコト, Yamato Takeru no Mikoto), originally Prince Ousu (小碓命, Ousu no Mikoto), was a Japanese folk hero and semi-legendary prince of the imperial dynasty, son of Emperor Keikō, who is traditionally counted as the 12th Emperor of Japan. The kanji spelling of his name varies: it appears in the Nihon Shoki as 日本武尊 and in the Kojiki as 倭建命. The story of his life and death are told principally in the Japanese chronicles in Kojiki (712) and Nihon Shoki (720), but also mentioned in Kogo Shūi (807) and some histories like the Hitachi no Kuni Fudoki (常陸国風土記) (721). One of his sons became Emperor Chūai, the 14th Emperor of Japan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yamato Takeru is the 5,383rd most popular politician (down from 2,759th in 2019), the 401st most popular biography from Japan (down from 129th in 2019) and the 129th most popular Japanese Politician.

Yamato Takeru is most famous for being a legendary hero who was able to slay the eight-headed dragon, Orochi.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yamato Takeru ranks 5,383 out of 19,576. Before him are False Dmitry II, Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg, Charles-Michel de l'Épée, Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg, Anna of Saxony, and Charles, Duke of Mayenne. After him are Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine, Apil-Sin, Alfonso IV of León, and Tuman bay II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 72, Yamato Takeru ranks 1. After him is Julia Balbilla. Among people deceased in 113, Yamato Takeru ranks 2. Before him is Pliny the Younger.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yamato Takeru ranks 401 out of 6,245. Before him are Akira Matsunaga (1914), Otoya Yamaguchi (1943), Franklin J. Schaffner (1920), Shimazu Yoshihiro (1535), Koji Sasaki (1936), and Shizuo Miyama (null). After him are Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653), Kentaro Miura (1966), Emperor Heizei (773), Emperor Kameyama (1249), Emperor Kōkō (830), and Tadao Kobayashi (1930).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Yamato Takeru ranks 129. Before him are Mōri Motonari (1497), Mamoru Shigemitsu (1887), Emperor Kōbun (648), Ichirō Hatoyama (1883), Emperor Sushun (520), and Shimazu Yoshihiro (1535). After him are Emperor Heizei (773), Emperor Kameyama (1249), Emperor Kōkō (830), Terauchi Masatake (1852), Emperor Go-Toba (1180), and Emperor Go-Shirakawa (1127).

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