Subj : Historically Numbering Rikishi To : rec.sport.sumo From : Louis Epstein Date : Mon Oct 26 2020 12:26 am 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 -=-=- The World Trade Center towers MUST rise again, at least as tall as before...or terror has triumphed. --- SBBSecho 3.06-Win32 * Origin: SportNet Gateway Site (24:150/2) .