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ID Name Provincesort icon Era Mei
YUK132 Yukihisa Bizen Ōei (1394-1428)
備州長船行久
Bishu Osafune Yukihisa, Oei 22 nen 11 Gatsu hi
IYE302 Ietada Bizen Einin (1293-1299)
家忠
ietada
IYE302 Ietada Bizen Einin (1293-1299)
家忠作
ietada saku
IYE206 Ienobu Bizen Ninji (1240-1243)
家信
ienobu
IYE292 Iesuke Bizen Bunmei (1469-1487)
備州長船家助
bishū osafune iesuke
HAR78 Harumitsu Bizen Keichō (1596-1615)
備州之住長船左衛門七郎春光作
bishū no ju osafune saemonshichirō harumitsu saku
HAR78 Harumitsu Bizen Keichō (1596-1615)
備州之住左衛門七郎春光作
bishū no ju saemonshichirō harumitsu saku
UNJ6 Unjō Bizen Kōan (1278-1288)
雲上
unjō
UNJ6 Unjō Bizen Kōan (1278-1288)
備前宇甘庄雲上作
bizen ukan-shō unjō
UNJ7 Unjō Bizen Bunna (1352-1356) ND
雲上
unshō
UNJ5 Unji Bizen Ōei (1394-1428)
備州長船雲次
bishū osafune unji
MOR86 Morikage Bizen Bunna (1352-1356) ND
備前鵜飼庄守景
bizen ugainoshō morikage
NOR448 Noriyuki Bizen Gennin (1224-1225)
則行
noriyuki
ICH19 Ichi Bizen Ōei (1394-1428)
ichi
ICH18 Ichi Bizen Teiji (1362-1368) ND
ichi
ICH17 Ichi Bizen Kōei (1342-1345) ND
ichi
ICH12 Ichi Bizen Shoō (1288-1293)
ichi
ICH12 Ichi Bizen Shoō (1288-1293)
一正応五年
ichi shōō 5 nen
ICH13 Ichi Bizen Shōchū (1324-1326)
ichi
ICH9 Ichi Bizen Kencho (1249-1256)
ichi
ICH8 Ichi Bizen Kangen (1243-1247)
ichi
ICH7 Ichi Bizen Teiō (1222-1224)
ichi
ICH6 Ichi Bizen Jōgen (1207-1211)
ichi
KUN912 Kunisada Bizen Shōgen (1259-1260)
國貞
kunisada
KUN913 Kunisada Bizen Shoō (1288-1293)
國貞
kunisada
KUN958 Kunizane Bizen Teiō (1222-1224)
國眞
kunizane
KUN957 Kunizane Bizen Jōgen (1207-1211)
國眞
kunizane
KUN961 Kunizane Bizen Kencho (1249-1256)
國眞
kunizane
SAN170 Sanemune Bizen Genryaku (1184-1185)
眞宗
sanemune
SAN172 Sanemune Bizen Kenpō (1213-1219)
眞宗
sanemune
SAN173 Sanemune Bizen Shōgen (1259-1260)
眞宗
sanemune
MAS1232 Masatsune Bizen Jōkyū (1219-1222)
正恒
masatsune
MAS1231 Masatsune Bizen Genryaku (1184-1185)
正恒
masatsune
MAS1228 Masatsune Bizen Eien (987-989)
正恒
masatsune
SAN278 Sanetada Bizen Genkyū (1204-1206)
眞忠
sanetada
SAN278 Sanetada Bizen Genkyū (1204-1206)
眞忠作
sanetada saku
SUK365 Sukenari Bizen Bunei (1264-1275)
備前國助成作
bizen kuni sukenari saku
IYE300 Ietada Bizen Kangen (1243-1247)
家忠作
ietada saku
IYE301 Ietada Bizen Shōgen (1259-1260)
家忠
ietada
SUK601 Suketsuna Bizen Shōwa (1312-1317)
助綱
suketsuna
SUK601 Suketsuna Bizen Shōwa (1312-1317)
備前國長船住助綱
bizen kuni osafune ju suketsuna
SUK602 Suketsuna Bizen Genko (1331-1336)
備州住助綱
bishū ju suketsuna
SUK640 Sukeyoshi Bizen Meitoku (1390-1394) ND
備州長船助吉
bishū osafune sukeyoshi
SUK253 Sukemori Bizen Kenji (1275-1278)
助守
sukemori
SUK69 Sukefusa Bizen Kencho (1249-1256)
助房
sukefusa
SUK70 Sukefusa Bizen Kōan (1278-1288)
助房
sukefusa
SUK71 Sukefusa Bizen Genō (1319-1321)
助房
sukefusa
MOT183 Motochika Bizen Kencho (1249-1256)
基近
motochika
MOT183 Motochika Bizen Kencho (1249-1256)
基近造
motochika tsukuru
MOT187 Motochika Bizen Shitoku (1384-1387) ND
備州長船基近
bishū osafune motochika