MILITARY PERSONNEL

Katō Yoshiaki

1563 - 1631

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Katō Yoshiaki (加藤 嘉明, 1563 – October 7, 1631) was a Japanese daimyō of the late Sengoku period to early Edo period who served as lord of the Aizu Domain. A retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he 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. Yoshiaki was one of Hideyoshi's seven most trusted and experienced generals. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Katō Yoshiaki has received more than 69,349 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Katō Yoshiaki is the 1,103rd most popular military personnel (up from 1,271st in 2019), the 755th most popular biography from Japan and the 69th most popular Japanese Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Katō Yoshiaki ranks 1,103 out of 2,058. Before him are Archduke Karl Albrecht of Austria, Arthur Percival, Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz, David Petraeus, Nicanor, and Francisco Hernández de Córdoba. After him are Aleksandr Dvornikov, Quintus Labienus, Karl Fritzsch, François Séverin Marceau, Pavel Rotmistrov, and Tatya Tope.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1563, Katō Yoshiaki ranks 14. Before him are Andrew Báthory, Jodocus Hondius, Hosokawa Gracia, Jan Huyghen van Linschoten, Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst, and Hosokawa Tadaoki. After him are Franciscus Gomarus, 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 12. Before him are Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, Michael Maestlin, Federico Borromeo, and Francesco Maria II della Rovere. After him are Guillén de Castro y Bellvis, 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 755 out of 6,245. Before him are Higaonna Kanryō (1853), Prince Hisaaki (1276), Seichō Matsumoto (1909), Atsuko Ikeda (1931), Kikuzo Kisaka (null), and Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (662). After him are Michihiro Ozawa (1932), Katsuko Saruhashi (1920), Ōmura Sumitada (1533), Kunimitsu Takahashi (1940), Osachi Hamaguchi (1870), and Shunsuke Kikuchi (1931).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Japan

Among military personnels born in Japan, Katō Yoshiaki ranks 69. Before him are Tōdō Takatora (1556), Matome Ugaki (1890), Nagakura Shinpachi (1839), Tomoji Tanabe (1895), Isamu Chō (1895), and Harukichi Hyakutake (1888). After him are Jirō Minami (1874), Oku Yasukata (1847), Kodama Gentarō (1852), Kuroki Tamemoto (1844), Itō Sukeyuki (1843), and Sō Yoshitoshi (1568).

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