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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. 1575 – 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 2,370,962 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Sasaki Kojirō is the 667th most popular politician (up from 1,610th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Japan (up from 61st in 2019) and the 6th 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 667 out of 15,577Before him are James Madison, Alexis of Russia, Constantius Chlorus, Sukjong of Joseon, Gaius Cassius Longinus, and Subhas Chandra Bose. After him are Hezekiah, Abd al-Rahman III, Ladislaus the Posthumous, Olaf Scholz, Aldo Moro, and Vytautas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1583, Sasaki Kojirō ranks 3Before him are Hugo Grotius and Albrecht von Wallenstein. After him are Girolamo Frescobaldi, Axel Oxenstierna, Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba, Jacob De la Gardie, Pieter Lastman, Christian II, Elector of Saxony, Orlando Gibbons, Jan Porcellis, and Hayashi Razan. Among people deceased in 1612, Sasaki Kojirō ranks 2Before him is Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Vasili IV of Russia, Giovanni Gabrieli, Christopher Clavius, Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Federico Barocci, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, Karin Månsdotter, Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and Jodocus Hondius.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Sasaki Kojirō ranks 24 out of 6,048Before him are Emperor Taishō (1879), Osamu Dazai (1909), Yasunari Kawabata (1899), Emperor Jimmu (-711), Yoko Ono (1933), and Hideki Tojo (1884). After him are Olivia de Havilland (1916), Hiroo Onoda (1922), Hattori Hanzō (1542), Yayoi Kusama (1929), Osamu Tezuka (1928), and Lee Myung-bak (1941).

Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Sasaki Kojirō ranks 6Before him are Hirohito (1901), Emperor Meiji (1852), Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536), Emperor Jimmu (-711), and Hideki Tojo (1884). After him are Lee Myung-bak (1941), Himiko (175), Emperor Kōmei (1831), Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894), Emperor Ninkō (1800), and Emperor Kōkaku (1771).