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ID Name Province Era Meisort icon
YOS286 Yoshikuni Higo Jōō (1652-1655)
九州肥後同田貫吉國
kyushū higo dotanuki yoshikuni
YOS1378 Yoshiharu Higo Genki (1570-1573)
九州肥後同田貫治部賢春
kyushū higo dotanuki jibu yoshiharu
MAS398 Masakuni Higo Tensho (1573-1592)
九州肥後同田貫藤原正國
kyushū higo dotanuki fujiwara masakuni
NOB598 Nobuyoshi Higo Eiroku (1558-1570)
九州肥後國同田貫信賀
kyushū higo kuni dotanuki nobuyoshi
AKI116 Akitsugu Higo Eishō (1504-1521)
九州肥後國同田貫秋次
kyushū higo kuni dotanuki akitsugu
KAN1002 Kanehisa Mutsu Tenpō (1830-1844)
九次郎兼久
kyujirō kanehisa
KAN500 Kanehisa Mutsu Tenpō (1830-1844)
九次郎金久
kyujiro kanehisa
RYO3 Ryōichi Yamashiro Meitoku (1390-1394) ND
了一
ryōichi
HIS92 Hisanobu Yamashiro Tokuji (1306-1308)
了久信
ryō hisanobu
0000-0564 Hisanobu
了久信
ryō hisanobu
HIS39 Hisakuni Yamashiro Genō (1319-1321)
了久國
ryō hisakuni
NOB198 Nobuhisa Yamashiro Tenju (1375-1381)
了信久
ryō nobuhisa
KUN1390 Kunitoshi Bungo Bunna (1352-1356) ND
了國俊
ryō kunitoshi
IYE466 Ieyoshi Yamashiro Ōei (1394-1428)
了家能
ryō ieyoshi
0000-0061 Akita Ryōkai
了戒
ryōkai
0000-0565 Ryōkai
了戒
ryōkai
0000-0566 Ryōkai
了戒
ryōkai
0000-0838 Ryōkai
了戒
ryōkai
HIS92 Hisanobu Yamashiro Tokuji (1306-1308)
了戒久信
ryōkai hisanobu
NU2 Nushimori Bungo Kanshō (1460-1466)
了戒住守作
ryōkai nushimori saku
NOB197 Nobuhisa Yamashiro Kenmu (1334-1338) ND
了戒信久
ryō(kai) nobuhisa
NOB354 Nobumitsu Buzen Ōei (1394-1428)
了戒信光
ryōkai nobumitsu
NOB368 Nobumitsu Yamashiro Eikyō (1429-1441)
了戒信光
ryōkai nobumitsu
NOB355 Nobumitsu Buzen Eikyō (1429-1441)
了戒信光作
ryōkai nobumitsu saku
NOB230 Nobukane Yamashiro Chōroku (1457-1460)
了戒信包
ryōkai nobukane
NOB516 Nobutomo Buzen Tenmon (1532-1555)
了戒信友
ryōkai nobutomo
NOB258 Nobukuni Buzen Kakitsu (1441-1444)
了戒信國
ryōkai nobukuni
NOB265 Nobukuni Buzen Bunmei (1469-1487)
了戒信國
ryōkai nobukuni
NOB618 Nobuyuki Bungo Ōei (1394-1428)
了戒信行作
ryōkai nobuyuki saku
NOB633 Nobuyuki Yamashiro Ōei (1394-1428)
了戒信行作
ryōkai nobuyuki saku
MIT252 Mitsushige Yamashiro Einin (1293-1299)
了戒光重
ryōkai mitsushige
IYE462 Ieyoshi Bungo Bunmei (1469-1487)
了戒助太夫家能作
ryōkai suketayu ieyoshi saku
TOM345 Tomoyoshi Bizen Eishō (1504-1521)
了戒友能作
ryōkai tomoyoshi saku
TOM346 Tomoyoshi Chikuzen Kanbun (1661-1673)
了戒友能作
ryōkai tomoyoshi saku
YOS1045 Yoshiyuki Yamashiro Eitoku (1381-1384) ND
了戒吉行作
ryōkai yoshiyuki saku
KUN1412 Kunitoshi Yamashiro Ōei (1394-1428)
了戒國俊
ryōkai kunitoshi
KUN1390 Kunitoshi Bungo Bunna (1352-1356) ND
了戒國俊
ryōkai kunitoshi
YUK314 Yukimune Buzen Bunmei (1469-1487)
了戒太神行宗
ryōkai tashin yukimune
0000-0582 Hisanobu
了戒子息久信
ryōkai shisoku hisanobu
MOR450 Moriyoshi Yamashiro Eishō (1504-1521)
了戒守能
ryokai moriyoshi
YAS195 Yasumitsu Buzen Kakitsu (1441-1444)
了戒安光
ryōkai yasumitsu
YAS191 Yasumitsu Bungo Kakitsu (1441-1444)
了戒安光
ryōkai yasumitsu
MUN700 Muneyoshi Buzen Bunmei (1469-1487)
了戒宗能
ryōkai muneyoshi
SAD257 Sadayoshi Bungo Bunmei (1469-1487)
了戒定能
ryōkai sadayoshi
SAD258 Sadayoshi Bungo Kōji (1555-1558)
了戒定能作
ryōkai sadayoshi saku
SAD276 Sadayuki Buzen Eikyō (1429-1441)
了戒定行
ryōkai sadayuki
NOB652 Nobumitsu Bungo Ōei (1394-1428)
了戒宣光
ryōkai nobumitsu
NOB653 Nobumitsu Bungo Bunan (1444-1449)
了戒宣光
ryōkai nobumitsu
NOB654 Nobumitsu Yamashiro Ryakuō (1338-1342) ND
了戒宣光
ryōkai nobumitsu
NOB655 Nobumitsu Yamashiro Meitoku (1390-1394) ND
了戒宣光
ryōkai nobumitsu