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Historic Meijin
    Keywords: Culture & History, People

The 10 who held the Meijin title prior to the 1960s tournament title:

  1. Honinbo Sansa         1612-1623
  2. Inoue Nakamura Doseki 1623-1630
  3. Yasui Sanchi          1668-1676
  4. Honinbo Dosaku        1677-1702
  5. Inoue Dosetsu Inseki  1708-1719
  6. Honinbo Dochi         1721-1727
  7. Honinbo Satsugen      1767-1788
  8. Honinbo Jowa          1831-1839
  9. Honinbo Shuei         1906-1907 *
 10. Honinbo Shusai        1914-1940 *
  • Shuei and Shusai were Meijin, though by the time they achieved such status, the Godokoro had been abolished (1868).

There were also several Jun-Meijin or 8-Dan Edo players.



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