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Katō Kiyomasa

1561 - 1611

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Katō Kiyomasa (加藤 清正; Japanese pronunciation: [kaꜜ.toː (|) kʲi.jo.ma.sa], July 25, 1562 – August 2, 1611) was a Japanese daimyō of the Azuchi–Momoyama and Edo periods. His court title was Higo no Kami (肥後守; lit. 'Chief of Higo'). His name as a child was Yashamaru, and first name was Toranosuke. He was one of Hideyoshi's Seven Spears of Shizugatake. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Katō Kiyomasa is the 4,305th most popular politician (down from 4,211th in 2019), the 265th most popular biography from Japan (down from 247th in 2019) and the 84th most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Katō Kiyomasa ranks 4,305 out of 19,576. Before him are Autobiography of Harkhuf, Qara Yusuf, Vardan Mamikonian, Rhesus of Thrace, Kiya, and Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. After him are Jindeok of Silla, Zhu Rongji, Justa Grata Honoria, Barak, Valdemar, King of Sweden, and Cordell Hull.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1561, Katō Kiyomasa ranks 5. Before him are Francis Bacon, Jacopo Peri, Luis de Góngora, and Santorio Santorio. After him are Henry Briggs, Anna Maria of the Palatinate, John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen, Ii Naomasa, Thomas Fincke, Fukushima Masanori, and Adriaan van Roomen. Among people deceased in 1611, Katō Kiyomasa ranks 6. Before him are Charles IX of Sweden, Tomás Luis de Victoria, Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain, Henry Hudson, and Eleanor de' Medici. After him are Bartholomeus Spranger, Charles, Duke of Mayenne, Antonio Possevino, Christian II, Elector of Saxony, Sanada Masayuki, and Jan Huyghen van Linschoten.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Katō Kiyomasa ranks 265 out of 6,245. Before him are Empress Jingū (169), Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358), Setsu Sawagata (null), Ichirou Mizuki (1948), Kenzo Ohashi (1934), and D. T. Suzuki (1870). After him are Eizo Yuguchi (1945), Masanori Tokita (1925), Shumpei Inoue (null), Kikuzo Kisaka (null), Emperor Go-Fushimi (1288), and Shiro Teshima (1907).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Katō Kiyomasa ranks 84. Before him are Inejiro Asanuma (1898), Emperor Ankō (401), Emperor Go-Kashiwabara (1464), Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni (1887), Empress Jingū (169), and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358). After him are Emperor Go-Fushimi (1288), Emperor Chūai (149), Oichi (1547), Emperor Ninken (449), Emperor Seiwa (850), and Emperor Uda (867).

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