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Sasaki Kojirō

1583 - 1612

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Sasaki Kojirō (佐々木 小次郎; also known as Ganryū Kojirō; c. 1585 – April 13, 1612) was a Japanese swordsman who may have lived during the Azuchi–Momoyama and early Edo periods and is known primarily for the story of his duel with Miyamoto Musashi in 1612, where Sasaki was killed. Although suffering from defeat as well as death at the hands of Musashi, he is a revered and respected warrior in Japanese history and culture. Later Miyamoto proclaimed that Sasaki Kojirō was the strongest opponent he faced in his life. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sasaki Kojirō is the 1,377th most popular politician (down from 1,030th in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 33rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Japanese Politician.

Sasaki Kojirō is most famous for his duel with Miyamoto Musashi in 1612.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sasaki Kojirō ranks 1,377 out of 19,576. Before him are Theodor Heuss, John II Casimir Vasa, Jovian, Jiaqing Emperor, Richard of Cornwall, and Vasili IV of Russia. After him are Mohammed VI of Morocco, Turgut Özal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Getúlio Vargas, P. V. Narasimha Rao, and Livilla.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1583, Sasaki Kojirō ranks 3. Before him are Hugo Grotius, and Albrecht von Wallenstein. After him are Girolamo Frescobaldi, Axel Oxenstierna, Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba, Pieter Lastman, Jacob De la Gardie, Orlando Gibbons, Christian II, Elector of Saxony, Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Hayashi Razan. Among people deceased in 1612, Sasaki Kojirō ranks 3. Before him are Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Vasili IV of Russia. After him are Giovanni Gabrieli, Christopher Clavius, Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Federico Barocci, Karin Månsdotter, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, Hans Leo Hassler, and Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Sasaki Kojirō ranks 42 out of 6,245. Before him are Isao Takahata (1935), Itō Hirobumi (1841), Saigō Takamori (1828), Hiroshige (1797), Sadako Sasaki (1943), and Gichin Funakoshi (1868). After him are Osamu Tezuka (1928), Akechi Mitsuhide (1526), Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147), Morihei Ueshiba (1883), Akira Toriyama (1955), and Sakamoto Ryōma (1836).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Sasaki Kojirō ranks 12. Before him are Emperor Jimmu (-711), Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894), Lee Myung-bak (1941), Emperor Kōmei (1831), Jiroemon Kimura (1897), and Itō Hirobumi (1841). After him are Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147), Takeda Shingen (1521), Emperor Ninkō (1800), Emperor Kōkaku (1771), Emperor Suizei (-669), and Koxinga (1624).

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