births
Tanikaze Kajinosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 4th Yokozuna (died 1795)
Related Wikipedia articles
Tanikaze Kajinosuke
Japanese sumo wrestler (1750–1795)
Tanikaze Kajinosuke was a Japanese sumo wrestler from the Edo period. Officially recognized as the fourth yokozuna, he was however effectively the first, as he was the first to be awarded the title during his lifetime. He achieved great fame and, though championships from this…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Makuuchi
Highest-ranking of the six divisions of professional sumo
Makuuchi (幕内), or makunouchi (幕の内), is the top division of the six divisions of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers (rikishi), ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)