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ID Name Province Era Meisort icon
MOR893 Moritaka Chikuzen Kanō (1350-1352) ND
金剛兵衛源盛高
kongōbyōe minamoto moritaka
YOS506 Yoshimori Chikuzen Eishō (1504-1521)
金剛兵衛源吉盛
kongōbyōe minamoto yoshimori
NAG482 Nagatsuna Bungo Eishō (1504-1521)
金剛兵衛尉藤原長綱作
kongobyoejō fujiwara nagatsuna saku
YOS507 Yoshimori Chikuzen Tenmon (1532-1555)
金剛兵衛尉藤原吉盛
kongōbyōejō fujiwara yoshimori
YOS1236 Yoshimori Chikuzen Ōei (1394-1428)
金剛兵衛尉能盛
kongōbyōejō yoshimori
MOR600 Morihisa Chikuzen Taiei (1521-1528)
金剛兵衛尉盛久
kongōbyōejō morihisa
NAG484 Nagatsuna Chikuzen Taiei (1521-1528)
金剛兵衛尉源長綱作
kongobyoejō minamoto nagatsuna saku
MOR899 Moritaka Chikuzen Tenmon (1532-1555)
金剛兵衛尉源盛高作
kongōbyōejō minamoto moritaka saku
MOR600 Morihisa Chikuzen Taiei (1521-1528)
金剛兵衛尉源盛久
kongōbyōejō minamoto morihisa
YOS507 Yoshimori Chikuzen Tenmon (1532-1555)
金剛兵衛尉源吉盛作
kongōbyōejō minamoto yoshimori saku
YOS505 Yoshimori Chikuzen Kyōtoku (1452-1455)
金剛兵衛吉盛
kongōbyōe yoshimori
KAN507 Kanemasa Suruga Koto (987-1596)
金剛丸
kongo maru
KAN558 Kanetoshi Mimasaka Kyōwa (1801-1804)
金利
kanetoshi
HAN5 Hankei Musashi Keichō (1596-1615)
野田善清尭
noda zen kiyotaka
KIY535 Kiyotaka Musashi Genna (1615-1624)
野田善清尭
noda zen kiyotaka
HAN5 Hankei Musashi Keichō (1596-1615)
野田善四郎清尭
noda zenshiro kiyotaka
KIY535 Kiyotaka Musashi Genna (1615-1624)
野田善四郎清尭
noda zenshiro kiyotaka
KAN533 Kanesada Mino Kyōhō (1716-1736)
野田五郎藤原金定
nodagorō fujiwara kanesada
KAN479 Kaneyuki Meiji (1868-1912)
野溝甲斐守源包行造
nomizo kai no kami minamoto kaneyuki tsukuru
YOS1109 Yoshimune Shimotsuke Kōka (1844-1848)
野州黒羽住良宗
yashū kurobane ju yoshimune
YOS1633 Yoshinori Shimotsuke Bunsei (1818-1830)
野州鹿沼細川義規作
yashū kanuma hosokawa yoshinori saku
MAS1402 Masayoshi Musashi Kyōwa (1801-1804)
野州鹿沼住細川正義作
yashū kanuma ju hosokawa masayoshi saku
TOS156 Toshihide Shimotsuke Kyōwa (1801-1804)
野州鹿沼住俊秀
yashū kanuma ju toshihide
KAT172 Katsushige Shimotsuke Kyōroku (1528-1532)
野州足利住勝重
yashū ashikaga ju katsushige
KAT25 Katsuhiro Shimotsuke Eishō (1504-1521)
野州足利住勝廣
yashū ashikaga ju katsuhiro
NAO60 Naokatsu Shimotsuke Bunka (1804-1818)
野州烏山住兵右衛門直勝
yashū karasuyama ju hyōemon naokatsu
NAO56 Naokatsu Kōzuke Tenpō (1830-1844)
野州烏山住兵右衛門
yashū karasuyama ju hyōemon
TSU536 Tsura Shimotsuke Bunka (1804-1818)
野州烏山住一心齋貫
yashū karasuyama ju ishinsai tsura
KAN3 Kan Shimotsuke Bunka (1804-1818)
野州烏山住一心齋貫
yashū karasuyama ju ishinsai kan
TOS25 Toshihira Iyo Bunsei (1818-1830)
野州松山住利平
yashū matsuyama ju toshihira
YOR79 Yorimitsu Shimotsuke Eiroku (1558-1570)
野州得二郎住頼光
yashū tokujirō ju yorimitsu
TSU197 Tsugumitsu Shimotsuke Bunka (1804-1818)
野州佐野住萬才繼光
yashū sanō ju banzai tsugumitsu
NAG365 Nagamune Shimotsuke Kyōhō (1716-1736)
野州住長宗
yashū ju nagamune
SHI173 Shigekatsu Shimotsuke Tenmon (1532-1555)
野州住重勝
yashū ju shigekatsu
KAT25 Katsuhiro Shimotsuke Eishō (1504-1521)
野州住足利庄勝廣
yashū ju ashikaga-shō katsuhiro
MOR102 Morikatsu Shimotsuke Kyōroku (1528-1532)
野州住藤原守勝
yashu ju fujiwara morikatsu
TOS213 Toshisada Shimotsuke Kansei (1789-1801)
野州住藤原俊貞
yashū ju fujiwara toshisada
YUK40 Yukihide Shimotsuke Bunsei (1818-1830)
野州住荒川雲龍子男行秀
yashū ju arakawa unryū-shi dan yukihide
YUK41 Yukihide Shimotsuke Kaei (1848-1854)
野州住荒川行秀
yashū ju arakawa yukihide
YOS1633 Yoshinori Shimotsuke Bunsei (1818-1830)
野州住細川義規造之
yashū ju hosokawa yoshinori tsukuru kore
YOS1400 Yoshiaki Shimotsuke Keiō (1865-1868)
野州住細川義明作
yashū ju hasegawa yoshiaki saku
MAS1416 Masayoshi Tochigi Shōwa (1926-1989)
野州住細川正義
yashū ju hosokawa masayoshi
MAS1412 Masayoshi Shimotsuke Bunka (1804-1818)
野州住源正義作
yashū ju minamoto masayoshi saku
MAS125 Masahira Shimotsuke Ansei (1854-1860)
野州住正平
yashū ju masahira
MAS125 Masahira Shimotsuke Ansei (1854-1860)
野州住堀川正平
yashū ju horikawa masahira
NAG38 Nagamasa Bungo Kaei (1848-1854)
野口永政
noguchi nagamasa
SHI23 Shigeaki Bungo Tenmon (1532-1555)
重鑑作
shigeaki saku
SHI588 Shigetsugu Bitchū Kencho (1249-1256)
重次作
shigetsugu saku
SHI589 Shigetsugu Bitchū Bunei (1264-1275)
重次作
shigetsugu saku
SHI588 Shigetsugu Bitchū Kencho (1249-1256)
重次
shigetsugu