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1013:Retired
989:Retired
933:Sat out
910:Sat out
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447:bushidō
295:samurai
176:Retired
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28:shikona
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125:Weight
103:Height
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1099:yūshō
1077:Ōzeki
1048:Jūryō
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241:dohyō
160:Debut
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218:sumo
91:Died
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65:Born
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