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Masamune

1300 - 1400

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Gorō Nyūdō Masamune (五郎入道正宗, Priest Gorō Masamune, 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"). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Masamune has received more than 2,383,715 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Masamune is the 3,592nd most popular politician (up from 3,953rd in 2019), the 180th most popular biography from Japan (up from 226th in 2019) and the 65th most popular Japanese Politician.

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

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  • 61.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Masamune ranks 3,592 out of 15,577. Before him are Jacques I, Prince of Monaco, Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton, Abu'l-Fida, Zoran Milanović, Alexios I of Trebizond, and John, Elector of Saxony. After him are Muhammad al-Nasir, Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria, Kato Svanidze, Vladimir Kryuchkov, Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, and Nikolai Ryzhkov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1300, Masamune ranks 6. Before him are Guillaume de Machaut, Gaykhatu, Nogai Khan, Mesud II, and Baydu. After him are Jani Beg, Johannes Tauler, Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria, Jaunutis, Al-Mustansir, and Guillaume de Beaujeu. Among people deceased in 1400, Masamune ranks 5. Before him are Richard II of England, Geoffrey Chaucer, Luo Guanzhong, and Rustichello da Pisa. After him are Baldus de Ubaldis, Dragoș, Voivode of Moldavia, Atlantic voyage of the predecessor of Mansa Musa, André Beauneveu, Peter of Dusburg, Antonio Venier, and Baude Cordier.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Masamune ranks 180 out of 6,048. Before him are Emperor Richū (336), Zeami Motokiyo (1363), Tsugumi Ohba (1950), Naoto Kan (1946), Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519), and Emperor Antoku (1178). After him are Emperor Tenmu (631), Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659), Sen no Rikyū (1522), Ōkuma Shigenobu (1838), Mitsuru Ushijima (1887), and Yoichiro Nambu (1921).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Masamune ranks 65. Before him are Emperor Kanmu (737), Empress Genshō (680), Emperor Richū (336), Naoto Kan (1946), Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519), and Emperor Antoku (1178). After him are Emperor Tenmu (631), Ōkuma Shigenobu (1838), Takahito, Prince Mikasa (1915), Emperor Kōtoku (596), Jiroemon Kimura (1897), and Emperor Kenzō (450).

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