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ID Namesort icon Province Era Mei
YOS221 Yoshikage Inaba Ōei (1394-1428)
吉景
yoshikage
YOS1480 Yoshikage Bizen Eiwa (1375-1379) ND
備前國長船住義景
bizen kuni osafune ju yoshikage
YOS1480 Yoshikage Bizen Eiwa (1375-1379) ND
備州長船義景
bishū osafune yoshikage
YOS1482 Yoshikage Bizen Tenmon (1532-1555)
備前國長船住義景
bizen kuni osafune ju yoshikage
0000-0805 Yoshikage
備前國長船住義景
bizen kuni osafune ju yoshikage
0000-1043 Yoshikage
備州長船住義景
bishū osafune ju yoshikage
YOS200 Yoshikado Hitachi Kanbun (1661-1673)
越前守藤原吉門
echizen no kami fujiwara yoshikado
YOS206 Yoshikado Mino Kanei (1624-1644)
武蔵守藤原吉門
musashi no kami fujiwara yoshikado
YOS206 Yoshikado Mino Kanei (1624-1644)
濃州関善定家兼吉曾孫前武蔵守吉門
nōshū seki zenjō-ke kaneyoshi sōson musashi no kami yoshikado
YOS206 Yoshikado Mino Kanei (1624-1644)
濃州善定家越前守藤原吉門
nōshū zenjō-ke echizen no kami yoshikado
YOS206 Yoshikado Mino Kanei (1624-1644)
越前守藤原吉門
echizen no kami fujiwara yoshikado
YOS207 Yoshikado Musashi Shōhō (1644-1648)
越前守藤原吉門
echizen no kami fujiwara yoshikado
YOS207 Yoshikado Musashi Shōhō (1644-1648)
濃州善定家越前守藤原吉門
nōshū zenjō-ke echizen no kami yoshikado
YOS208 Yoshikado Musashi Enpō (1673-1681)
越前守藤原吉門
echizen no kami fujiwara yoshikado
CHI15 Yoshiie Bitchū Shōwa (1312-1317)
女家
yoshiie
YOS182 Yoshiie Bizen Jōkyū (1219-1222)
吉家造
yoshiie tsukuru
YOS184 Yoshiie Bizen Gentoku (1329-1331)
備州岩名住人左兵衛尉源吉家
bishū iwana junin sabeijō minamoto yoshiie
YOS188 Yoshiie Hizen Kanei (1624-1644)
肥前佐賀住惣右衛門尉吉家
hizen saga ju sōuemonjō yoshiie
YOS188 Yoshiie Hizen Kanei (1624-1644)
肥前國住人吉家
hizen kuni junin yoshiie
YOS188 Yoshiie Hizen Kanei (1624-1644)
肥前國住人相右衛門尉吉家
hizen kuni junin sōuemonjō yoshiie
YOS190 Yoshiie Kaga Enpō (1673-1681)
加州陀羅尼藤原吉家
kashū darani fujiwara yoshiie
YOS190 Yoshiie Kaga Enpō (1673-1681)
加州金澤住藤原吉家造
kashū kanazawa ju fujiwara yoshiie tsukuru
YOS195 Yoshiie Yamashiro Kankō (1004-1012)
吉家作
yoshiie saku
YOS196 Yoshiie Etchū Kansei (1789-1801)
盛岡住藤原吉莊
morioka ju fujiwara yoshiie
YOS180 Yoshiie Bitchū Ōan (1368-1375) ND
備中國住吉家
bitchū kuni ju yoshiie
0000-0514 Yoshiie
吉家作
yoshiie saku
0000-1138 Yoshiie
肥前國住相右衛門尉
hizen kuni ju sōuemonjō
0000-1138 Yoshiie
寛永七年二月吉日
kanei 7 nen 2 gatsu kichijitsu
0000-1138 Yoshiie
吉家
yoshiie
YOS179 Yoshiie Bitchū Shōchū (1324-1326)
吉家
yoshiie
YOS1469 Yoshihito Tokyo Shōwa (1926-1989)
吉原義人作
yoshiwara yoshihito saku
YOS1074 Yoshihisa Bizen Eikyō (1429-1441)
備州長船良久
bishū osafune yoshihisa
YOS1465 Yoshihisa Etchū Kansei (1789-1801)
盛岡住義久
morioka ju yoshihisa
YOS160 Yoshihisa Etchū Ōan (1368-1375) ND
越中國吉久
etchu kuni yoshihisa
YOS168 Yoshihisa Kii Taiei (1521-1528)
紀州住天狗吉久
kishū ju tengu yoshihisa
YOS172 Yoshihisa Mutsu Eishō (1504-1521)
月山吉久
gassan yoshihisa
YOS1467 Yoshihisa Rikuchu Kansei (1789-1801)
奥州盛岡住義久
ōshū morioka ju yoshihisa
YOS155 Yoshihisa Bizen Eiwa (1375-1379) ND
源吉久
minamoto yoshihisa
YOS155 Yoshihisa Bizen Eiwa (1375-1379) ND
備州長船源吉久
bishū osafune minamoto yoshihisa
YOS100 Yoshihiro Yamato Bunna (1352-1356) ND
大和國平住人千手院吉弘
yamato kuni taira junin senjuin yoshihiro
YOS108 Yoshihiro Etchū Ryakuō (1338-1342) ND
越中吉江郷住平吉廣作
etchu yoshiegō ju taira yoshihiro saku
YOS109 Yoshihiro Hizen Jōō (1652-1655)
肥前國住伊勢大掾藤原吉廣
hizen kuni ju ise daijo fujiwara yoshihiro
YOS110 Yoshihiro Hizen Jokyō (1684-1688)
肥前國住伊勢大掾藤原吉廣
hizen kuni ju ise daijo fujiwara yoshihiro
YOS110 Yoshihiro Hizen Jokyō (1684-1688)
肥前住源吉廣
hizen ju minamoto yoshihiro
YOS111 Yoshihiro Ise Enpō (1673-1681)
近江守源吉廣
omi no kami minamoto yoshihiro
YOS128 Yoshihiro Sagami Kōan (1361-1362) ND
相模住吉廣
sagami ju yoshihiro
YOS128 Yoshihiro Sagami Kōan (1361-1362) ND
相州住吉廣
sōshū ju yoshihiro
YOS132 Yoshihiro Sagami Meiō (1492-1501)
相州住吉廣
sōshū ju yoshihiro
YOS1435 Yoshihiro Hitachi Bunsei (1818-1830)
天下泰平常陸軍義弘作
tenka taihei hitachi mure yoshihiro saku
YOS1435 Yoshihiro Hitachi Bunsei (1818-1830)
常陸國住義弘作之
hitachi kuni yoshihiro saku kore