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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sasaki Kojirō has received more than 2,538,158 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Sasaki Kojirō is the 1,030th most popular politician (down from 666th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 24th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Japanese Politician.

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

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sasaki Kojirō ranks 1,030 out of 19,576. Before him are Gaius Cassius Longinus, Bolesław I the Brave, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Clement Attlee, Harold Godwinson, and Frederick V of the Palatinate. After him are Sergey Kirov, Maximinus Thrax, Injo of Joseon, Ptolemy VIII Physcon, Ferdinand VI of Spain, and Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.

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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, Christian II, Elector of Saxony, Hayashi Razan, Orlando Gibbons, and Jan Porcellis. Among people deceased in 1612, Sasaki Kojirō ranks 2. Before him is Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Vasili IV of Russia, Giovanni Gabrieli, Federico Barocci, Christopher Clavius, Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, Karin Månsdotter, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, Hans Leo Hassler, and Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Sasaki Kojirō ranks 33 out of 6,245. Before him are Kenzaburō Ōe (1935), Hattori Hanzō (1542), Sadako Sasaki (1943), Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1892), Saigō Takamori (1828), and Yayoi Kusama (1929). After him are Lee Myung-bak (1941), Yasujirō Ozu (1903), Itō Hirobumi (1841), Isao Takahata (1935), Emperor Kōmei (1831), and Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Sasaki Kojirō ranks 7. Before him are Hirohito (1901), Emperor Meiji (1852), Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536), Emperor Jimmu (-711), Shinzō Abe (1954), and Hideki Tojo (1884). After him are Lee Myung-bak (1941), Itō Hirobumi (1841), Emperor Kōmei (1831), Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894), Takeda Shingen (1521), and Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147).

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