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Masamune

1300 - 1400

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Gorō Nyūdō Masamune (五郎入道正宗; Japanese pronunciation: [ma.saꜜ.mɯ.ne], c. 1264–1343) was a medieval Japanese blacksmith widely acclaimed as Japan's greatest swordsmith. He created swords and daggers, known in Japanese as tachi and tantō, in the Sōshū school. However, many of his forged tachi were made into katana by cutting the tang (nakago) in later times ("suriage"). For this reason, his only existing works are katana, tantō, and wakizashi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Masamune is the 5,583rd most popular politician (down from 4,158th in 2019), the 429th most popular biography from Japan (down from 243rd in 2019) and the 142nd most popular Japanese Politician.

Masamune is most famous for its sharp, long blade that is made of high-quality steel.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Masamune ranks 5,583 out of 19,576. Before him are Paolo Boi, Yaqub Beg, Bamir Topi, Michał Kleofas Ogiński, Đorđe Martinović incident, and Esen Taishi. After him are Louis II, Duke of Bourbon, Mehmed I Giray, Kim Il, Al-Mustadi, Laurent Fabius, and Archduchess Marie Caroline of Austria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1300, Masamune ranks 18. Before him are Al-Mustansir, Mesud II, Jaunutis, Vytenis, Guy de Chauliac, and Guillaume de Beaujeu. After him are Toqta, Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria, Martin of Opava, John Mandeville, Kayqubad III, and Kaykaus II. Among people deceased in 1400, Masamune ranks 7. Before him are Geoffrey Chaucer, Richard II of England, Nilüfer Hatun, Luo Guanzhong, Atlantic voyage of the predecessor of Mansa Musa, and Rustichello da Pisa. After him are Baldus de Ubaldis, Peter of Dusburg, André Beauneveu, Frederick I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Dragoș, Voivode of Moldavia, and Franco Sacchetti.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Masamune ranks 429 out of 6,245. Before him are Emperor Go-Hanazono (1419), Takashi Mizuno (1931), Yoshirō Mori (1937), Hishikawa Moronobu (1618), Seishirō Itagaki (1885), and Hara Takashi (1856). After him are Yumi Umeoka (1950), Shohei Imamura (1926), Toru Takemitsu (1930), Sawao Kato (1946), Nobuyuki Oishi (1939), and Emperor Yōzei (867).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Masamune ranks 142. Before him are Kido Takayoshi (1833), Emperor Montoku (827), Emperor Chōkei (1343), Emperor Go-Hanazono (1419), Yoshirō Mori (1937), and Hara Takashi (1856). After him are Emperor Yōzei (867), Emperor Antoku (1178), Emperor Juntoku (1197), Emperor Go-Kameyama (1347), Tokugawa Ietsuna (1641), and Noboru Takeshita (1924).

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