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    Jinmaku Kyūgorō (陣幕 久五郎, June 4, 1829 – October 21, 1903) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Itō, Izumo Province. He was the sport's 12th...
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  • yokozuna (with 17 names in total) was compiled by the 12th yokozuna Jinmaku Kyūgorō in 1900 but was not regarded as official until 1926 when it was published...
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    rank on the banzuke until the beginning of the 20th century. When Jinmaku Kyūgorō erected the yokozuna memorial monument at Tomioka Hachiman Shrine in...
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  • James Henry Greathead, South African-English engineer (b. 1844) 1903 – Jinmaku Kyūgorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 12th Yokozuna (b. 1829) 1904 – Isabelle...
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    yokozuna, the Yokozuna Stone (横綱力士碑, Yokozuna Rikishi-hi), was built by Jinmaku Kyūgorō, the 12th yokozuna. Now, the stone inscribed with the shikona of all...
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    time, he was known as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings of Awa" along with Jinmaku, Onaruto [ja] and Nijigatake [ja], all of whom were rikishi in the Tokushima...
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    through the years. He became so legendary that when the 12th yokozuna Jinmaku Kyugoro came to compile the first list of yokozuna in 1900, Akashi was placed...
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  • 1821 – Apollon Maykov, Russian poet and playwright (d. 1897) 1829 – Jinmaku Kyūgorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 12th Yokozuna (d. 1903) 1854 – Solko van...
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    Preceded by Unryū Kyūkichi 11th Yokozuna 1863–1869 Succeeded by Jinmaku Kyūgorō Yokozuna is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can hold...
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