• Historically Numbering Rikishi

    From Louis Epstein@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 26 00:26:37 2020
    Several years ago Stefan Gelow stopped updating his Makunouchi Rikishi
    Database site,and more recently the site has vanished from its host,
    only to be found by search at web.archive.org for its old site w1.858.telia.com/~u85811045 .

    I very much valued the "Gelow Numbers" he allotted to each consecutive
    rikishi to attain a certain rank,but since he stopped updating this has
    been continued only for the Ozeki,at the chijanofuji.com site.
    The sumodb.sumogames.com lists rikishi only under their highest rank
    without regard to their consecutive order in attaining ranks below on
    the way.

    This is an attempt to bring Gelow Numbers up to the present day.
    From Chijanofuji,the Ozeki (I update for Kotoshogiku and after):
    O234 Kaio
    O235 Tochiazuma
    O236 Asashoryu
    O237 Kotooshu
    O238 Hakuho
    O239 Kotomitsuki
    O240 Harumafuji
    O241 Baruto
    O242 Kotoshogiku
    O243 Kisenosato
    O244 Kakuryu
    O245 Goeido
    O246 Terunofuji
    O247 Takayasu
    O248 Tochinoshin
    O249 Takakeisho
    O250 Asanoyama
    O251 Shodai

    Banzuke.com has banzuke from 1757 up to May 2005 but only gives Makunouchi/Maegashira numbers (up to 1383 for Kateyama).
    K-numbers and S-numbers for komosubi and sekiwake respectively
    are more important to me,Gelow ended with K437 and S341 for
    Miyabiyama.

    I was not sure offhand how Gelow handled those whose sanyaku
    debut was as a sekiwake...apparently he numbered their komosubi
    debuts without regard to this.
    For my purposes I am not giving them K-numbers unless
    they did eventually rank as komosubi,but if they did I give
    them numbers as if they became komosubi before becoming sekiwake.
    In such cases,the K-number follows rather than precedes the S-number.


    Subsequent sanyaku debutants:

    Hayateumi S342 [NEVER ranked as komosubi]
    Tochinohana K438
    Wakanosato K439 S343
    Kotomitsuki S344 K440
    Takanowaka K441 S347
    Tochinonada S345
    Wakanoyama K442
    Asashoryu K443 S346
    Tamanoshima K444 S349
    Kaiho K445
    Kyokutenho K446 S348
    Takamisakari K447
    Toki K448
    Iwakiyama K449
    Kakizoe K450
    Shimotori K451
    Hokutoriki S350 [NEVER ranked as komosubi]
    Hakuho K452 S351
    Kotooshu K453 S352
    Futeno K454
    Roho K455
    Ama K456 S353
    Asasekiryu K457 S356
    Kisenosato K458 S359
    Kokkai K459
    Aminishiki K460 S355
    Kotoshogiku S354 K462
    Tokitenku K463
    Toyonoshima K464 S357
    Takekaze K465 S365
    Baruto K466 S358
    Goeido K467 S360
    Kakuryu K468 S361
    Tochiozan K469 S363
    Hakuba K470
    Tochinoshin K471 S374
    Aran S362 K472
    Homasho K473
    Wakakoyu K474
    Gagamaru K475
    Myogiryu K476 S364
    Aoiyama K477 S366
    Shohozan K478
    Okinoumi K479 S369
    Takayasu K480 S375
    Yoshikaze K481 S370
    Chiyootori K482
    Jokoryu K483
    Chiyotairyu K484
    Ichinojo S367 K485
    Ikioi K486 S372
    Terunofuji S368 K487
    Tamawashi K488 S377
    Takarafuji K489 S376
    Kotoyuki S371 K490
    Kaisei K491 S373
    Mitakeumi K492 S379
    Shodai S378 K493
    Onosho K494
    Takakeisho K495 S380
    Endo K496
    Hokutofuji K497
    Abi K498
    Ryuden K499
    Asanoyama K500 S381
    Daieisho K501 S382

    S Daieisho

    M-numbers noted as a byproduct:
    M1384 Tamaasuka M1385 Hakurozan M1386 Yoshikaze
    M1387 Homasho M1388 Baruto M1389 Daimanazuru
    M1390 Hochiyama M1391 Ryuho M1392 Kakuryu
    M1393 Asofuji M1394 Tochiozan M1395 Satoyama
    M1396 Ryuo M1397 Toyohibiki M1398 Goeido
    M1399 Wakanoho M1400 Wakakirin M1401 Ichihara
    M1402 Sakaizawa M1403 Tochinoshin M1404 Kotokasuga
    M1405 Hakuba M1406 Kimurayama M1407 Koryu
    M1408 Masatsukasa M1409 Chiyohakuho M1410 Kitataiki
    M1411 Tamawashi M1412 Bushuyama M1413 Aran
    M1414 Yamamotoyama M1415 Shotenro M1416 Mokonami
    M1417 Tosayutaka M1418 Wakakoyu M1419 Okinoumi
    M1420 Tokusegawa M1421 Sagatsukasa M1422 Gagamaru
    M1423 Sokokurai M1424 Kyokunankai M1425 Tochinowaka
    M1426 Kaisei M1427 Takarafuji M1428 Takayasu
    M1429 Daido M1430 Fujiazuma M1431 Masunoyama
    M1432 Yoshiazuma M1433 Takanoyama M1434 Myogiryu
    M1435 Shohozan M1436 Aoiyama M1437 Tsurugidake
    M1438 Chiyonokuni M1439 Tenkaiho M1440 Kyokoshuho
    M1441 Nionoumi M1442 Ikioi M1443 Chiyotairyu
    M1444 Kimikaze M1445 Asahisho M1446 Jokoryu
    M1447 Kotoyuki M1448 Sotairyu M1449 Oiwato
    M1450 Chiyootori M1451 Homarefuji M1452 Azumaryu
    M1453 Daikiho M1454 Tokushoryu M1455 Endo
    M1456 Osunaarashi M1457 Kagamio M1458 Takanoiwa
    M1459 Terunofuji M1460 Chiyomaru M1461 Arawashi
    M1462 Sadanoumi M1463 Ichinojo M1464 Amuru
    M1465 Hidenoumi M1466 Seiro M1467 Daieisho
    M1468 Mitakeumi M1469 Shodai M1470 Kagayaki
    M1471 Daishomaru M1472 Akiseyama M1473 Nishikigi
    M1474 Kitaharima M1475 Chiyoshoma M1476 Amakaze
    M1477 Hokutofuji N1478 Ishiura M1479 Takakeisho
    M1480 Chiyoo M1481 Ura M1482 Onosho
    M1483 Yutakayama M1484 Asanoyama M1485 Daiamami
    M1486 Abi M1487 Ryuden M1488 Kyokutaisei
    M1489 Kotoeko M1490 Meisei M1491 Takanosho
    M1492 Yago M1493 Tomokaze M1494 Terutsuyoshi
    M1495 Daishoho M1496 Shimanoumi M1497 Enho
    M1498 Takagenji M1499 Tsurugisho M1500 Wakatakakage
    M1501 Kiribayama M1502 Kotonowaka M1503 Kotoshoho
    M1504 Tobizaru M1503 Hoshoryu

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