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ID Name Province Erasort icon Mei
AMA5 Amahara Mutsu Kūonin (810-824)
天原
amahara
NI13 Nichijō Hōki Shūwa (834-848)
伯耆國一宮日乗
hoki kuni ichimiya nichijō
NI13 Nichijō Hōki Shūwa (834-848)
一宮日乗
ichimiya nichijō
NI13 Nichijō Hōki Shūwa (834-848)
一宮法師長江日乗
ichimiya hōshi choe nichijō
SAN147 Sanemori Hōki Kasho (848-851)
伯耆國大原眞守造
hoki kuni ōhara sanemori tsukuru
KUN909 Kunisada Yamato Jogan (859-877)
國定
kunisada
NAG184 Nagahira Yamato Enchō (923-931)
長平
nagahira
YAS34 Yasufusa Mutsu Shūhei (931-938)
安房
yasufusa
ARI147 Arinawa Hōki Tentoku (957-961)
有繩
arinawa
MIT156 Mitsumune Yamato Tentoku (957-961)
光宗
mitsumune
SAD792 Sadatsuna Hōki Owa (961-964)
貞綱
sadatsuna
TAK8 Takahira Bizen Owa (961-964)
備前國高平
bizen kuni takahira
YAS537 Yasutsuna Hōki Kōhō (964-968)
安綱
yasutsuna
FUJ38 Fūju Mutsu Tengen (978-983)
風赦
fūju
SUY186 Sueyuki Yamashiro Eikan (983-985)
末行
sueyuki
KAN35 Kanehira Bizen Eien (987-989)
備前國包平作
bizen kuni kanehira saku
KAN35 Kanehira Bizen Eien (987-989)
河内國秦包平
kawachi kuni hata kanehira
KUN722 Kuninaga Yamashiro Eien (987-989)
粟田口等利傅國永作
awataguchi tomotoshi den kuninaga saku
MUN29 Munechika Yamashiro Eien (987-989)
宗近造
munechika tsukuru
MUN29 Munechika Yamashiro Eien (987-989)
宗近
munechika
MUN29 Munechika Yamashiro Eien (987-989)
三条
sanjo
MUN29 Munechika Yamashiro Eien (987-989)
三条宗近
sanjo munechika
TOM134 Tomonari Bizen Eien (987-989)
友成
tomonari
TOM134 Tomonari Bizen Eien (987-989)
友成作
tomonari saku
TOM134 Tomonari Bizen Eien (987-989)
備前國友成
bizen kuni tomonari
TOM134 Tomonari Bizen Eien (987-989)
備前國友成造
bizen kuni tomonari tsukuru
TOM134 Tomonari Bizen Eien (987-989)
備州友成作
bishū tomonari saku
TOM134 Tomonari Bizen Eien (987-989)
君萬歳備前國友成造
kimibanzai bizen kuni tomonari tsukuru
TOM141 Tomonari Mutsu Eien (987-989)
舞草友成
mokusa tomonari
YAS359 Yasunori Yamato Eien (987-989)
安則
yasunori
YOS1629 Yoshinori Yamashiro Eien (987-989)
義則
yoshinori
YAS125 Yasuie Hōki Eien (987-989)
伯耆國住人安家
hoki kuni junin yasuie
YAS125 Yasuie Hōki Eien (987-989)
安家
yasuie
KUN1149 Kunishige Yamashiro Eien (987-989)
平安城國重
heianjo kunishige
MAS1228 Masatsune Bizen Eien (987-989)
正恒
masatsune
ARI45 Arikuni Kawachi Shōryaku (990-995)
河内國住有國作
kawachi kuni ju arikuni saku
ARI45 Arikuni Kawachi Shōryaku (990-995)
京有國作
kiyo arikuni saku
SAN177 Sanemune Hōki Chōho (999-1004)
眞宗
sanemune
SUK99 Sukehira Bizen Chōho (999-1004)
備前國住人助平
bizen kuni junin sukehira
SUK99 Sukehira Bizen Chōho (999-1004)
藤原保昌
fujiwara yasumasa
TOM124 Tomonaga Mutsu Chōho (999-1004)
陸奥舞草友長
mutsu mokusa tomonaga
ARI65 Arikuni Yamato Kankō (1004-1012)
有國
arikuni
TOM295 Tomoyasu Bizen Kankō (1004-1012)
備前國友安
bizen kuni tomoyasu
YOS195 Yoshiie Yamashiro Kankō (1004-1012)
吉家作
yoshiie saku
SUK547 Suketomo Yamashiro Kankō (1004-1012)
山城國住助友
yamashiro kuni ju suketomo
ARI182 Aritada Yamashiro Chōwa (1012-1017)
獅子有忠
shishi aritada
NAG24 Nagakane Bizen Kannin (1017-1021)
備前國永包
bizen kuni nagakane
MUN611 Muneyasu Bizen Manju (1024-1028)
備前國宗安作
bizen kuni muneyasu saku
MAS1229 Masatsune Bizen Chōgen (1028-1037)
正恒
masatsune
TOM149 Tomonori Bizen Chōgen (1028-1037)
友則
tomonori