Ōishi Yoshio

In this Japanese name, the surname is Ōishi.

Ōishi Yoshio (大石 良雄; 24 April 1659 – 20 March 1703) was the chamberlain (karō) of the Akō Domain in Harima Province (now Hyōgo Prefecture), Japan (1679 - 1701). He is known as the leader of the Forty-seven Rōnin in their 1703 vendetta and thus the hero of the Chūshingura. He is often referred to by his pseudonym (kemyō), Ōishi Kuranosuke (大石内蔵助; Japanese pronunciation: [oꜜː.i.ɕi̥ kɯ.ɾa.no.sɯ̥.ke]).

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