Tsurugizan Taniemon was a sumo wrestler from Toyama City, Japan

Japan

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. His highest rank was ōzeki. He won six tournament championships on an official basis, before the yusho

Yusho

A Yūshō is a tournament championship in sumo. It is awarded in each of the six annual honbasho or official tournaments, to the wrestler who wins the most number of bouts. Yūshō are awarded in all six professional sumo divisions...

 system was established and was offered, but rejected, a yokozuna licence.

Career

He joined Hatachiyama stable and was later trained under yokozuna Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke

Onomatsu Midorinosuke

Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke was a sumo wrestler from Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 6th Yokozuna. He trained ozeki Tsurugizan Taniemon.-Early career:...

. At first he fought under the ring name Waniishi. He was one of few wrestlers to defeat yokozuna Inazuma Raigorō

Inazuma Raigoro

Inazuma Raigorō was a sumo wrestler from Inashiki, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 7th Yokozuna. Inazuma means lightning in Japanese.-Career:...

, who held a winning percentage of 90.9. After he won all bouts as sekiwake in the November 1841 tournament, he was promoted to ozeki in February 1842. He was to have the best individual record in six tournaments, equivalent to six yusho today, and recorded 29 consecutive wins. He changed his techniques according to the circumstances. He was granted a yokozuna licence, but rejected this and nominated Hidenoyama Raigorō

Hidenoyama Raigoro

Hidenoyama Raigorō was a sumo wrestler from Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 9th Yokozuna...

. He held the ozeki rank for 11 years, but he finally retired from an active wrestler in February 1852 shortly before the age of 50. He is said to have died on October 17, 1854, but his death date remains vague.

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
  
• 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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!
!First
!Second
|-
|1834
|East Maegashira #8 (3-1-3-2draws-1noresult)
|East Maegashira #5 (7-1-1-1draw)
|-
|1835
|East Maegashira #5 (3-0-6-1draw)
|East Maegashira #3 (7-1-1-1draw)
|-
|1836
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Maegashira #1 (5-0-1)
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Komusubi (7-0-2-1draw)
|-
|1837
|East Komusubi (4-1-4-1draw)
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Maegashira #1 (6-0-2-1draw-1noresult)
|-
|1838
|East Komusubi (3-0-3)
|East Komusubi (2-2-6)
|-
|1839
|bgcolor=gray|Sat out
|bgcolor=gray|Sat out
|-
|1840
|East Komusubi (6-3-1)
|East Komusubi (5-0-5)
|-
|1841
|bgcolor=#66FF00|West Sekiwake (6-0-3-1hold)
|bgcolor=#66FF00|West Sekiwake (8-0)
|-
|1842
|East Ozeki (3-0-4-2draws-1hold)
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ozeki (5-1-2-2draws)
|-
|1843
|East Ozeki (4-0-6)
|East Ozeki (4-1-4-1draw)
|-
|1844
|East Ozeki (3-1-5-1draw)
|East Ozeki (1-0-9)
|-
|1845
|bgcolor=gray|Sat out
|East Ozeki (5-1-2-1draw-1hold)
|-
|1846
|East Ozeki (4-1-4-1hold)
|East Ozeki (4-2-4)
|-
|1847
|East Ozeki (4-2-4)
|East Ozeki (5-2-2-1draw)
|-
|1848
|East Ozeki (4-2-3-1noresult)
|East Ozeki (4-2-2-1draw-1noresult)
|-
|1849
|East Ozeki (2-0-8)
|East Ozeki (6-2-1-1noresult)
|-
|1850
|East Ozeki (5-2-2-1draw)
|East Ozeki (7-1-1-1draw)
|-
|1851
|bgcolor=gray|Sat out
|East Ozeki (1-2-2-3draws-2holds)
|-
|1852
|bgcolor=gray|Retired
!x

• The wrestler's East/West designation, rank, and win/loss record are listed for each tournament.
• 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

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| Green Box=Tournament Championship
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External links

• Tournament results