MILITARY PERSONNEL

Saitō Dōsan

1494 - 1556

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Saitō Dōsan (斎藤 道三, 1494 – May 28, 1556), also known as Saitō Toshimasa (斎藤 利政), was a Japanese samurai lord and daimyo during the Sengoku period. He was also known as the "Viper of Mino" (美濃の蝮, Mino no Mamushi) for his ruthless tactics. He was appointed Governor of Yamashiro by the Imperial Court. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saitō Dōsan has received more than 218,236 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Saitō Dōsan is the 785th most popular military personnel (down from 751st in 2019).

Saitō dōsan is most famous for being the founder of the Saitō school of swordsmanship. He was a samurai who lived in the late 16th century.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Saitō Dōsan ranks 785 out of 2,058. Before him are Markos Botsaris, Sosthenes of Macedon, Alphonse Juin, Abdülkerim Nadir Pasha, Otto von Lossow, and Seiichi Itō. After him are Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Sanada Masayuki, François Étienne de Kellermann, Shibata Katsuie, Jean Maximilien Lamarque, and Frank Jack Fletcher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1494, Saitō Dōsan ranks 15. Before him are Leo Africanus, Rosso Fiorentino, Lucas van Leyden, William Tyndale, Hans Sachs, and Antonio de Mendoza. After him are Oronce Finé, Hans Tausen, Antoinette de Bourbon, Ambrosius Holbein, Christina Gyllenstierna, and Domingo de Soto. Among people deceased in 1556, Saitō Dōsan ranks 10. Before him are Pietro Aretino, Lorenzo Lotto, Thomas Cranmer, Martin Agricola, Frederick II, Elector Palatine, and Maximus the Greek. After him are Tullia d'Aragona, Richard Chancellor, Luigi Alamanni, Francesco Venier, Luca Ghini, and Hemu.

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