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917:Aki basho,
824:Divisions:
510:Aki basho,
457:Umegatani I
412:Yoshibayama
390:During his
206:1 (Jonidan)
192:Tatsutagawa
149:Tokitsukaze
1756:Categories
1728:1953–1958
1677:2007-09-24
1630:2008-05-17
1590:References
1555:Maegashira
1364:10–5
1353:11–4
1245:Maegashira
1114:14–1
1065:14–1
1054:11–4
1032:10–5
1005:11–4
994:10–5
983:13–2
956:12–3
945:10–5
934:14–1
871:Maegashira
740:12–3
729:11–4
718:11–4
702:12–3
691:10–5
680:11–4
642:11–4
613:12–3
461:Tochinoumi
438:Yutakayama
348:maegashira
322:Futabayama
305:basketball
224:Gold Stars
188:Elder name
158:415–189–28
85:1923-04-30
18:Kagamisato
1655:16 August
1530:Jonokuchi
1518:Makushita
1411:9–6
1380:8–7
1312:September
1220:Jonokuchi
1208:Makushita
1103:9–6
1092:8–7
1016:9–6
967:9–6
846:Jonokuchi
834:Makushita
664:8–7
653:9–6
602:8–7
591:8–5
575:6–5
564:6–5
543:5–6
532:7–3
351:ranks to
301:Kagamiiwa
234:Azumafuji
230:Maedayama
125: in)
1777:Yokozuna
1743:Yokozuna
1723:Yokozuna
1563:See also
1553:—
1551:Komusubi
1549:—
1547:Sekiwake
1545:—
1541:—
1539:Yokozuna
1535:Makuuchi
1528:—
1524:—
1522:Sandanme
1520:—
1516:—
1512:—
1510:Makuuchi
1496:Kinboshi
1371:Not held
1322:November
1243:—
1241:Komusubi
1239:—
1237:Sekiwake
1235:—
1231:—
1229:Yokozuna
1225:Makuuchi
1218:—
1214:—
1212:Sandanme
1210:—
1206:—
1202:—
1200:Makuuchi
1186:Kinboshi
884:New Year
869:—
867:Komusubi
865:—
863:Sekiwake
861:—
857:—
855:Yokozuna
851:Makuuchi
844:—
840:—
838:Sandanme
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826:Makuuchi
812:Kinboshi
555:Not held
523:Not held
453:yokozuna
449:Aonosato
446:sekiwake
397:yokozuna
392:yokozuna
377:yokozuna
373:Terukuni
369:yokozuna
365:yokozuna
354:sekiwake
339:yokozuna
334:makuuchi
319:yokozuna
274:yokozuna
255:Japanese
64:yokozuna
1526:Jonidan
1504:Playoff
1446:Retired
1407:Retired
1327:Fukuoka
1272:January
1216:Jonidan
1194:Playoff
1136:Retired
842:Jonidan
820:Playoff
762:Retired
431:, Tokyo
429:Ryōgoku
415:limit.
314:shikona
179:Retired
120:⁄
32:shikona
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507:Autumn
497:Summer
487:Spring
379:, the
290:奥山 喜世治
281:Career
259:鏡里 喜代治
155:Record
144:Stable
138:Career
130:Weight
108:Height
46:鏡里 喜代治
1720:42nd
1543:Ōzeki
1514:Jūryō
1462:key:
1317:Tokyo
1297:Tokyo
1287:Osaka
1282:March
1277:Tokyo
1233:Ōzeki
1204:Jūryō
1152:key:
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909:Tokyo
899:Osaka
889:Tokyo
859:Ōzeki
830:Jūryō
778:key:
512:Tokyo
502:Tokyo
492:Tokyo
360:ōzeki
309:Tokyo
163:Debut
1657:2017
1399:1958
1334:1957
1302:July
1268:Year
1073:1956
1024:1955
975:1954
926:1953
710:1952
672:1951
634:1950
583:1949
551:1948
519:1947
403:and
265:sumo
96:Died
77:Born
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1292:May
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228:2 (
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