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Katō Yoshiaki

1563 - 1631

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Katō Yoshiaki(ra) (加藤 嘉明; Japanese pronunciation: [kaꜜ.toː | jo.ɕi.aꜜ.kʲi.ɾa], 1563 – October 7, 1631) was a Japanese daimyō of the late Sengoku period to early Edo period; he served as lord of the Aizu Domain. As a retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Katō fought in the battle of Shizugatake in 1583 and soon became known as one of the shichi-hon-yari (七本槍), or Seven Spears of Shizugatake. He was also one of Hideyoshi's seven most trusted and experienced generals. He was additionally involved in the naval battles at Siege of Shimoda in the Odawara Campaign (1590) and fought along the coast of southern Korean peninsula during the first and second Korean Campaigns. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Katō Yoshiaki is the 1,203rd most popular military personnel (down from 1,104th in 2019), the 875th most popular biography from Japan (down from 755th in 2019) and the 67th most popular Japanese Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Katō Yoshiaki ranks 1,203 out of 2,058. Before him are Nikolai Nebogatov, Máximo Gómez, Alexander Matrosov, David Stirling, John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey, and Yang Kyoungjong. After him are Matteo I Visconti, Nikolai Linevich, Richard Montgomery, Presian, William Brown, and Wilhelm Batz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1563, Katō Yoshiaki ranks 15. Before him are Andrew Báthory, Jodocus Hondius, Hosokawa Tadaoki, Jan Huyghen van Linschoten, Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst, and Franciscus Gomarus. After him are Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, Enno III, Count of East Frisia, Heo Nanseolheon, and Michael Drayton. Among people deceased in 1631, Katō Yoshiaki ranks 13. Before him are Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria, Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, Federico Borromeo, Michael Maestlin, Francesco Maria II della Rovere, and Guillén de Castro y Bellvis. After him are Louis Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Montbéliard, Nicolò Contarini, and Michael Drayton.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Katō Yoshiaki ranks 875 out of 6,245. Before him are Matsudaira Sadanobu (1759), On Kawara (1932), Motobu Chōki (1870), Senhime (1597), Osamu Dezaki (1943), and Takashi Ono (1931). After him are Higaonna Kanryō (1853), Sakuma Shōzan (1811), Kengo Kuma (1954), Takiji Kobayashi (1903), Takaji Mori (1943), and Akira Endo (1933).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Japan

Among military personnels born in Japan, Katō Yoshiaki ranks 67. Before him are Wakisaka Yasuharu (1554), Hōjō Ujiyasu (1515), Takasugi Shinsaku (1839), Matome Ugaki (1890), Isamu Chō (1895), and Tōdō Takatora (1556). After him are Sō Yoshitoshi (1568), Kodama Gentarō (1852), Nagakura Shinpachi (1839), Jirō Minami (1874), Arima Harunobu (1567), and Tomoji Tanabe (1895).

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