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ID Name Provincesort icon Era Mei
MUN526 Munetsugu Bitchū Enbun (1356-1361) ND
備中住宗次
bitchu ju munetsugu
MUN598 Munetsune Bitchū Kenpō (1213-1219)
宗恒
munetsune
NAG129 Nagatsugu Bitchū Shōchū (1324-1326)
備中國永次
bitchu kuni nagatsugu
NAG13 Nagahisa Bitchū Hōji (1247-1249)
永久
nagahisa
NAG14 Nagahisa Bitchū Bunshō (1466-1467)
備中國住源永久作
bitchū kuni ju minamoto nagahisa saku
NAG15 Nagahisa Bitchū Eishō (1504-1521)
備中國住源永久作
bitchū kuni ju minamoto nagahisa saku
NAG202 Nagahisa Bitchū Bunna (1352-1356) ND
長久
nagahisa
NAG310 Nagamori Bitchū Shōchū (1324-1326)
長守
nagamori
NAG354 Nagamune Bitchū Kōchō (1261-1264)
長宗
nagamune
NAG367 Naganao Bitchū Shoō (1288-1293)
備中國長直
bitchu kuni naganao
NAG367 Naganao Bitchū Shoō (1288-1293)
長直
naganao
NAG368 Naganao Bitchū Tenmei (1781-1789)
備中國長直
bitchū kuni naganao
NAG464 Nagatsugu Bitchū Kenji (1275-1278)
長次
nagatsugu
NAG465 Nagatsugu Bitchū Shōwa (1312-1317)
備中國住長次
bitchu kuni ju nagatsugu
NAG466 Nagatsugu Bitchū Bunna (1352-1356) ND
備中國住長次作
bitchū kuni ju nagatsugu saku
NAG467 Nagatsugu Bitchū Ōei (1394-1428)
備中國住長次作
bitchu kuni ju nagatsugu saku
NAG467 Nagatsugu Bitchū Ōei (1394-1428)
備中青江住長次作
bitchu aoe ju nagatsugu saku
NAG48 Nagamitsu Bitchū Teiwa (1345-1350) ND
永光
nagamitsu
NAG76 Naganao Bitchū Einin (1293-1299)
永直
naganao
NAO129 Naonaga Bitchū Ōan (1368-1375) ND
備中國直長
bitchū kuni naonaga
NAO141 Naonobu Bitchū Shōwa (1312-1317)
備中國住直信作
bitchu kuni ju naonobu saku
NAO142 Naonobu Bitchū Kenmu (1334-1338) ND
直信
naonobu
NAO151 Naosada Bitchū Ōei (1394-1428)
備中國住直貞
bitchū kuni ju naosada
NAO181 Naotaka Bitchū Hōji (1247-1249)
直高
naotaka
NAO194 Naotsugu Bitchū Shoō (1288-1293)
備中國住人左衛門尉直次
bitchū kuni junin saemonjō naotsugu
NAO194 Naotsugu Bitchū Shoō (1288-1293)
直次
naotsugu
NAO194 Naotsugu Bitchū Shoō (1288-1293)
備中國住人直次
bitchū kuni junin naotsugu
NAO194 Naotsugu Bitchū Shoō (1288-1293)
備中國住直次
bitchū kuni ju naotsugu
NAO194 Naotsugu Bitchū Shoō (1288-1293)
備中國住人佐兵衛尉直次
bitchū kuni junin sabejō naotsugu
NAO194 Naotsugu Bitchū Shoō (1288-1293)
備中州住佐兵衛尉直次
bitchū-shū ju sabejō naotsugu saku
NAO195 Naotsugu Bitchū Teiwa (1345-1350) ND
備中國住人直次
bitchu kuni junin naotsugu
NAO196 Naotsugu Bitchū Ōei (1394-1428)
備中國住直次
bitchu kuni ju naotsugu
NAO197 Naotsugu Bitchū Kōji (1555-1558)
備中國住直次
bitchū kuni ju naotsugu
NAO43 Naoie Bitchū Kencho (1249-1256)
直家
naoie
NAO49 Naokage Bitchū Kencho (1249-1256)
直景
naokage
NAR10 Nariie Bitchū Kōan (1278-1288)
成家
nariie
NAR11 Nariie Bitchū Genko (1331-1336)
成家
nariie
NAR116 Narizane Bitchū Koto (987-1596)
業實
narizane
NAR118 Naritaka Bitchū Teiō (1222-1224)
業高
naritaka
NAR119 Naritaka Bitchū Kōchō (1261-1264)
業高
naritaka
NAR120 Naritaka Bitchū Kōan (1278-1288)
業高
naritaka
NAR121 Naritaka Bitchū Kagen (1303-1306)
業高
naritaka
NAR122 Naritaka Bitchū Enbun (1356-1361) ND
備中國業高
bitchū kuni naritaka
NAR123 Naritaka Bitchū Tenmon (1532-1555)
備中松山住業高
bitchū matsuyama ju naritaka
NAR85 Naritsugu Bitchū Kenpō (1213-1219)
成次
naritsugu
NAR86 Naritsugu Bitchū Tenpuku (1233-1234)
成次
naritsugu
NAR9 Nariie Bitchū Kōchō (1261-1264)
成家
nariie
NAR90 Naritsuna Bitchū Jōkyū (1219-1222)
成綱
naritsuna
NAR91 Naritsuna Bitchū Genō (1319-1321)
備中國成綱
bitchū kuni naritsuna
NOB254 Nobukuni Bitchū Ōan (1368-1375) ND
備中國住信國作
bitchū kuni ju nobukuni saku