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448:He died of
374:1 ranking.
158:Nishonoseki
115:Nishonoseki
1764:Categories
1737:2012-08-16
1715:August 15,
1683:4 December
1641:Grand Sumo
1623:References
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924:5–10
428:, such as
418:Saganohana
390:maegashira
386:Takanohana
372:maegashira
326:maegashira
320:division.
307:make-koshi
190:Gold Stars
154:Elder name
55:1948-11-18
1558:Jonokuchi
1546:Makushita
1451:0–0
1425:9–6
1414:8–7
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1372:6–9
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627:5–2
616:6–1
605:3–4
594:3–4
578:5–2
567:3–4
554:7–0
511:September
450:pneumonia
349:Kitanoumi
286:makushita
282:makushita
277:makushita
271:jonokuchi
196:Kitanoumi
170:2 (Jūryō)
132:May, 1964
124:449–414–0
91: in)
1790:Sekiwake
1591:See also
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1567:Yokozuna
1563:Makuuchi
1556:—
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1524:Kinboshi
988:Champion
975:Champion
891:Champion
556:Champion
521:November
434:Daitetsu
426:sekitori
403:sekiwake
398:sekiwake
376:Yokozuna
365:komusubi
354:kinboshi
345:yokozuna
338:komusubi
332:san'yaku
317:makuuchi
297:sekitori
246:Fukagawa
229:sekiwake
220:Hokkaidō
1554:Jonidan
1532:Playoff
1474:Retired
1447:Retired
544:Maezumo
526:Fukuoka
471:January
422:Kirinji
265:banzuke
259:shikona
145:Retired
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379:Wajima
360:sanshō
240:Career
121:Record
110:Stable
104:Career
96:Weight
78:Height
1571:Ōzeki
1542:Jūryō
1490:key:
516:Tokyo
496:Tokyo
486:Osaka
481:March
476:Tokyo
444:Death
415:ōzeki
383:ōzeki
312:jūryō
302:jūryō
291:jūryō
254:Taihō
224:Japan
218:from
129:Debut
36:金剛 正裕
1717:2014
1685:2013
1645:ISBN
1391:1976
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728:1967
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501:July
467:Year
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66:Died
47:Born
1534:(s)
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