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and his father was a government official. After his father's death he took over his position at age 15. He married early, at the age of 19, and had two sons. In 1823, he got into an argument with the head of his village. Forgetting his own strength, he pushed the village head too harshly. The village
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head fell to the floor and was knocked unconscious. Knowing the trouble this would cause him, he escaped from his hometown, leaving his family. He found refuge in
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the promotion in the ranking had less to do with ability and more to do with the influence of one's backers and
Shiranui had powerful patrons. His promotion to
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license. The actual date he was awarded the title is obscure, but the date is officially recognized as being in
November 1840. His name was not written on the
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360:. He won only one tournament in February 1840 with an 8-0-2 record. He wasn't a particularly strong wrestler, but around the end of the
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481:, whom he trained. Shiranui died in August, 1854 at 52. His grave is located on the hillside where he was born, in his hometown of
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for the next tournament in
January 1841 and he was absent from the November 1841 tournament for unknown reasons. He was demoted to
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1022:"Yokozuna Hakuho enters the ring in this place associated with the Shiranui type for the first time in 10 years"
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He retired from an active wrestler after the
January 1844 tournament. He stayed in sumo as an
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division, Shiranui won 48 bouts and lost 15 bouts, recording a winning percentage of 76.2.
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The actual time the tournaments were held during the year in this period often varied.
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and wrestled for the Unshu domain (雲州藩). In March, 1839 he began to wrestler for the
323:-sumo in November 1830 where he became the pupil of a wrestler named Urakaze Ichiemon
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is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can hold the title at once
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multiple times. He didn't find much success in Osaka-sumo and transferred to
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He entered Osaka-sumo and made his debut in May 1824 under the name
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474:(ring entering ceremony) came not from him, but from the 11th
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and became the pupil of a wrestler named
Hatsuarashi Fumigoro
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is also said to be because of the repeated failure of
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432:was not a rank but a title. He is the only former
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996:"8th Yokozuna Shiranui Dakuemon - Time-Line"
54:19th century woodblock print of Shiranui by
458:after his retirement, under the name Minato
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23:, his apprentice and sumo's 11th yokozuna.
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489:to perform an in-ring ceremony when the
1050:"Shiranui Nagiemon Rikishi Information"
913:"Biographies of Yokozuna (4th to 13th)"
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238:in history to have been demoted.
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411:in February 1842 and changed his
106:1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
191:* Up to date as of October 2007.
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30:name, the surname is Shiranui.
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915:(in Japanese). Archived from
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942:"Tomb of Shiranui Dakuemon"
854:List of past sumo wrestlers
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10:
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569:West Maegashira #1
558:West Maegashira #1
540:West Maegashira #3
529:West Maegashira #4
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114:135 kg (298 lb)
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298:Professional sumo career
185:1 (Makuuchi, unofficial)
157:Yokozuna (November 1840)
139:3draws-2holds-1no result
19:Not to be confused with
1134:Japanese sumo wrestlers
946:Uto-city digital museum
802:(not ranked as such on
493:tours in the province.
436:to be demoted from the
278:who later bestowed his
1149:19th-century wrestlers
966:Newton, Clyde (1994).
878:Japan Sumo Association
844:Glossary of sumo terms
491:Japan Sumo Association
16:Japanese sumo wrestler
725:Top Division Champion
450:Retirement from sumo
341:and was promoted to
64:Personal information
766:=no result recorded
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497:Top division record
304:Todatsuno Fujiyoshi
1096:Hidenoyama Raigorō
1030:. 10 December 2018
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471:yokozuna dohyō-iri
349:Noginosato Nouemon
246:His real name was
234:, and is the only
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1093:Succeeded by
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708:3–1–2
688:2–4–4
667:4–1–5
654:6–1–2
650:West Sekiwake
616:8–0–2
600:6–1–3
596:West Sekiwake
589:2–4–4
573:7–1–2
562:2–1–3
544:5–1–3
533:3–0–7
440:rank. In the top
417:Shiranui Dakuemon
395:, he was given a
212:Shiranui Nagiemon
199:Shiranui Dakuemon
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36:Shiranui Dakuemon
26:In this Japanese
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1027:Sports Hochi
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968:Dynamic Sumo
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917:the original
886:. Retrieved
882:the original
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797:ranks:
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154:Highest rank
96:(1854-08-20)
74:October 1801
1129:1854 deaths
1124:1801 births
1034:24 February
1006:21 February
951:24 February
923:21 February
806:until 1890)
768:Divisions:
1118:Categories
1090:1840–1844
1056:2007-10-12
888:2008-07-04
860:References
821:Maegashira
618:Unofficial
362:Edo period
242:Early life
171:Elder name
141:(Makuuchi)
790:Jonokuchi
778:Makushita
387:promotion
1139:Yokozuna
1105:Yokozuna
1085:Yokozuna
972:Kodansha
838:See also
819:—
817:Komusubi
815:—
813:Sekiwake
811:—
800:Yokozuna
795:Makuuchi
788:—
784:—
782:Sandanme
780:—
776:—
772:—
770:Makuuchi
509:Shiranui
487:yokozuna
476:yokozuna
443:makuuchi
434:yokozuna
430:yokozuna
423:不知火 諾右衛門
408:sekiwake
397:yokozuna
385:Yokozuna
374:yokozuna
355:濃錦里 諾右衛門
236:yokozuna
231:yokozuna
208:不知火 諾右衛門
204:Japanese
137:48-15-65
56:Kunisada
42:不知火 諾右衛門
804:banzuke
786:Jonidan
757:Hold(s)
746:Draw(s)
729:Retired
704:Retired
679:Sat out
640:Sat out
625:Sat out
413:shikona
402:banzuke
378:Inazuma
328:浦風 市右エ門
317:shikona
289:湊 由良右衛門
281:shikona
162:Retired
129:Urakaze
28:shikona
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520:Winter
517:Spring
310:戸立野 藤吉
175:Minato
134:Record
125:Stable
119:Career
111:Weight
103:Height
831:yūshō
809:Ōzeki
774:Jūryō
759:(預り);
748:(引分);
710:3d 1h
456:elder
438:ōzeki
393:ōzeki
370:ōzeki
366:ōzeki
344:ōzeki
262:Sakai
254:近久 信次
146:Debut
85:Japan
1082:8th
1036:2023
1008:2023
976:ISBN
953:2023
925:2023
737:Key:
696:1844
675:1843
646:1842
631:1841
608:1840
581:1839
554:1838
525:1837
339:Higo
273:初嵐文五
218:sumo
91:Died
81:Higo
69:Born
546:1nr
415:to
337:in
321:Edo
222:Uto
77:Uto
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