Alexander the Great leads by 22.2 pts · 2 figures compared

General · Ancient

Emperor · Ancient
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Emperor Sujin is recorded in the Nihon Shoki as having organized the Yamato state, establishing administrative structures and military garrisons. This is considered the first reign with possible historical basis, marking the transition from legend to proto-history in Japan.
According to the Nihon Shoki, Emperor Sujin dispatched generals to suppress rebellions in various regions of Japan. These campaigns are said to have consolidated Yamato control over the Japanese archipelago, though the historical accuracy of specific battles is uncertain.
Emperor Sujin is credited with establishing the Ise Grand Shrine, dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu. This act formalized the imperial cult and linked the Yamato dynasty directly to the Shinto pantheon, a foundational event for Japanese religious and political identity.
I just watched a doc on Alexander, and I gotta say—comparing him to Sujin feels weird. Sujin is more like a mythological symbol, like if you mashed up King Arthur and a tribal shaman. Alexander actually fought battles we can track on a map. Sujin's 78 military score seems generous, honestly, since most of his 'campaigns' are legends from the Kojiki. Alexander's 96? That's fair—he crushed the Persians with creative phalanx moves. But I wonder: would Sujin's political score be higher if we had better records? His 80 seems solid for holding Yamato together, but Alexander's 65 feels low—he DID hold a multicultural empire for a decade. Maybe the scoring undervalues short-term success.
这个评分体系有点问题。Sujin的军事得分只有25.8?太离谱了。根据《日本书纪》,Sujin确实有派兵平定反抗部落的记录,比如平定出云地区,甚至派将军四道远征,规模可能不输亚历山大的某些战役。如果按照中国人对秦始皇统一六国的军事评分标准,Sujin至少应该有50分。政治得分69.4对亚历山大的65,这个我同意,但Sujin的宗教改革和中央集权措施,在东亚语境下应该更高。关键是,亚历山大的96分军事主要靠征服广度,但Sujin的25.8分没考虑到他在资源有限的情况下巩固王权的实际难度。数据模型需要调整权重。
Okay, let's be real: Alexander would have steamrolled Sujin in any timeline. The guy led 40,000 troops across the Hindu Kush—Sujin couldn't even muster a proper army outside Yamato. Alexander's 96 military score is the only number that matters here. Sujin is basically the ancient equivalent of a local mayor who did some ceremonial stuff. And don't get me started on the political score—Alexander's empire fragmented because he DIED, not because he was incompetent. Sujin's 80 political score is inflated by myth. Give me Alexander's aggressive, risky, glorious style any day. Sujin? He's a footnote, not a rival.
这个比较很有意思,但我觉得西方中心的评分忽略了东亚史学的重要维度。Sujin在《日本书纪》中被视为“始驭八洲”的君主,他的政治影响在于奠定了天皇制的神圣基础——类似中国文献中黄帝的角色。亚历山大的帝国在他死后就分崩离析了,而Sujin的血脉延续了近两千年,这是政治稳定性的终极体现。评分给Sujin的政治69.4,我觉得太低了,至少应该接近80。军事方面,25.8确实低,但考虑到当时日本的政治碎片化,Sujin能整合势力已经很了不起了。两种文明对“伟大”的定义不同,不能简单用征服大小来衡量。