Shiranui Dakuemon
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| Birth name | Shinji Chikahisa | |
| Date of birth | October 1801 | |
| Place of birth | Uto, Kumamoto, Japan | |
| Date of death | August 20, 1854 (aged 52) | |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |
| Weight | 135 kg (300 lb) | |
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| Heya | Urakaze | |
| Record | 48-15-65 3draws-2holds-1no result (Makuuchi) |
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| Debut | November 1830 | |
| Highest rank | Yokozuna (November 1840) | |
| Retired | January 1844 | |
| Yusho | 1 (Makuuchi, unofficial) | |
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* Career information is correct as of October 2007. |
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Shiranui Dakuemon (不知火 諾右衛門, October 1801 - August 20, 1854; aka Shiranui Nagiemon) was a sumo wrestler from Uto, Kumamoto, Japan. He was the sport's 8th Yokozuna. He was the coach of Shiranui Kōemon.
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[edit] Career
He married early to a woman at the age of 19 and had two sons. In 1823, he got into an argument with the head of his village. Forgetting his own strength, he pushed the village head too harshly. The village head fell to the floor and was knocked unconscious. Knowing the trouble this would cause him, he escaped from his hometown, leaving his family. He entered Osaka sumo and made his debut in May 1824. He didn't find much success in Osaka sumo and transferred to Tokyo sumo in November 1830. He was promoted to ozeki in March 1839.
Shiranui wasn't a particularly competitive wrestler, but around the end of the Edo period. Consequently, he was awarded a yokozuna licence but it had little to do with his ability. The actual date he was awarded the title is obscure, but the date is officially recognized as being in November 1840. His name wasn't written on the banzuke for the next tournament in January 1841 and he was absent from November 1841 tournament for unknown reasons. He was demoted to sekiwake in February 1842. At that time, yokozuna was not a rank but a title.
The name of the Shiranui Yokozuna Dohyo-Iri (the yokozuna ring entering ceremony) came from not him but from the 11th yokozuna Shiranui Kōemon.
[edit] Top Division Record
*2 tournaments were held yearly in this period, though the actual time they were held was often erratic
*Championships from this period were unofficial
*Yokozuna were not listed as such on the ranking sheets until 1890
*There was no fusensho system until March 1927
*All top division wrestlers were usually absent on the 10th day until 1909
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| 1837 | West Maegashira #4 (3-0-7) | West Maegashira #3 (5-1-3-1no result) |
| 1838 | West Maegashira #1 (2-1-3) | West Maegashira #1 (7-1-2) |
| 1839 | West Ōzeki (2-4-4) | West Sekiwake (6-1-3) |
| 1840 | West Ōzeki (8-0-2) | Sat out |
| 1841 | unenrolled | Sat out |
| 1842 | West Sekiwake (6-1-2-1hold) | West Ōzeki (4-1-5) |
| 1843 | Sat out | West Ōzeki (2-4-4) |
| 1844 | West Ōzeki (3-1-2-3draws-1hold) | x |
- The wrestler's East/West designation, rank, and win/loss record are listed for each tournament.[1][2]
- A third figure in win-loss records represents matches sat-out during the tournament
- an X signifies the wrestler had yet to reach the top division at that point in his career or a tournament after he retired
| Green Box=Tournament Championship |
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