Kenwa Mabuni

Japanese karateka, developing the style Shitō-ryū
Person human Q453505
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Kenwa Mabuni

Summary

Kenwa Mabuni is a human[1]. His place of birth was Shuri[2]. He was born on +1889-11-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Tokyo City[4]. He died on +1952-05-23T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a police officer[6] and karateka[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,253 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Kenwa Mabuni's place of birth was Shuri[2].
  • Kenwa Mabuni died in Tokyo City[4].
  • Kenwa Mabuni was born on +1889-11-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Kenwa Mabuni died on +1952-05-23T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of Kenwa Mabuni was Mabuni Kenei[9].
  • Kenwa Mabuni held citizenship in Japan[10].
  • Kenwa Mabuni held citizenship in Empire of Japan[11].
  • Kenwa Mabuni's professions included police officer[6].
  • Kenwa Mabuni's professions included karateka[7].
  • A notable student of Kenwa Mabuni was Mabuni Kenei[12].
  • A notable student of Kenwa Mabuni was Hironori Ōtsuka[13].
  • Kenwa Mabuni's image is recorded as Mabuni Kenwa2.jpg[14].
  • Kenwa Mabuni is recorded as male[15].
  • Kenwa Mabuni's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Kenwa Mabuni's ISNI is recorded as 0000000378236294[17].
  • Kenwa Mabuni's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 256564539[18].
  • Kenwa Mabuni's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2016025727[19].
  • Kenwa Mabuni's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA10656461[20].
  • Kenwa Mabuni's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00380843[21].
  • Kenwa Mabuni's Commons category is recorded as Mabuni Kenwa[22].
  • Kenwa Mabuni's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 21439694[23].
  • Kenwa Mabuni's sport is recorded as karate[24].
  • Kenwa Mabuni's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08lhlx[25].
  • Kenwa Mabuni studied under Ankō Itosu[26].
  • Kenwa Mabuni's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '摩文仁賢和'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Kenwa Mabuni was born in Shuri[2]. He was born on +1889-11-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Kenwa Mabuni studied under Ankō Itosu[26].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include police officer[6] and karateka[7]. Notable students include Mabuni Kenei[12], a karateka[28], 1918–2015[29], of Japan[30] and Hironori Ōtsuka[13], a karateka[31], 1892–1982[32], of Japan[33], awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, 5th class[34], specialised in Wadō-ryū[35].

Personal Life

A child of Kenwa Mabuni was Mabuni Kenei[9].

Death and Burial

Kenwa Mabuni died on +1952-05-23T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Tokyo City[4].

Why It Matters

Kenwa Mabuni ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,253 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Kenwa Mabuni born?

Born in Shuri[2], Kenwa Mabuni…

Where did Kenwa Mabuni die?

Kenwa Mabuni passed away in Tokyo City[4].

What did Kenwa Mabuni do for work?

Kenwa Mabuni worked as police officer[6] and karateka[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [12] . wikidata.org.
  23. [13] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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