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ID Name Province Era Mei
KO6 Kōzukenosuke Higo Keichō (1596-1615)
肥州菊池住同田貫上野介
hishū kikuchi ju dotanuki kōzukenosuke
KOR11 Korehira Kaga Kanbun (1661-1673)
賀州金澤住藤原是平
kashū kanazawa ju fujiwara korehira
KOR11 Korehira Kaga Kanbun (1661-1673)
筑之前州福岡住半三兵衛尉是平
chikunozenshū fukuoka ju hansabeijō koretsugu
KOR13 Korehira Nagato Kanbun (1661-1673)
長州攝津守是平造
chōshū settsu no kami korehira tsukuru
KOR17 Korekazu Musashi Keian (1648-1652)
江戸住石堂是勝
edo ju ishidō korekatsu
KOR17 Korekazu Musashi Keian (1648-1652)
武蔵大掾石堂左近藤原是一
musashi daijō ishidō sakon fujiwara korekazu
KOR17 Korekazu Musashi Keian (1648-1652)
川上武蔵大掾藤原是一
kawakami musashi daijō fujiwara korekazu
KOR17 Korekazu Musashi Keian (1648-1652)
川上左近是一
kawakami sakon korekazu
KOR18 Korekazu Musashi Enpō (1673-1681)
武蔵大掾藤原是一
musashi daijō fujiwara korekazu
KOR18 Korekazu Musashi Enpō (1673-1681)
川上左近是一
kawakami sakon korekazu
KOR18 Korekazu Musashi Enpō (1673-1681)
石堂左近是一
ishidō sakon korekazu
KOR18 Korekazu Musashi Enpō (1673-1681)
川上武蔵大掾是一
kawakami musashi daijō korekazu
KOR19 Korekazu Musashi Kyōhō (1716-1736)
石堂左近是一
ishidō sakon korekazu
KOR19 Korekazu Musashi Kyōhō (1716-1736)
武蔵大掾是一
musashi daijō korekazu
KOR19 Korekazu Musashi Kyōhō (1716-1736)
藤原是一
fujiwara korekazu
KOR23 Korekazu Musashi Tenpō (1830-1844)
石堂運壽是一作之
ishidō unju korekazu saku kore
KOR23 Korekazu Musashi Tenpō (1830-1844)
龍泉齋是一作
ryūsensai korekazu saku
KOR23 Korekazu Musashi Tenpō (1830-1844)
石堂藤原是一精鍛
ishidō fujiwara korekazu seitan
KOR23 Korekazu Musashi Tenpō (1830-1844)
石堂運壽是一鍛作
ishidō unju korekazu seitan saku
KOR23 Korekazu Musashi Tenpō (1830-1844)
藤原朝臣是一
fujiwara ason korekazu
KOR31 Koremitsu Bizen Ōei (1394-1428)
備州長船是光
bishū osafune koremitsu
KOR32 Koremitsu Bizen Meiō (1492-1501)
備州長船是光
bishū osafune koremitsu (oite sayō-gori saku kore)
KOR38 Koremune Bizen Genō (1319-1321)
備前國長船住是宗造
bizen kuni osafune ju koremune tsukuru
KOR38 Koremune Bizen Genō (1319-1321)
備州長船是宗
bishū osafune koremune
KOR38 Koremune Bizen Genō (1319-1321)
備前長船是宗
bizen osafune koremune
KOR46 Koreshige Bitchū Tenpuku (1233-1234)
是重
koreshige
KOR47 Koreshige Bitchū Bunei (1264-1275)
是重
koreshige
KOR48 Koreshige Bitchū Shōwa (1312-1317)
是重
koreshige
KOR49 Koreshige Bitchū Kenmu (1334-1338) ND
是重
koreshige
KOR50 Koreshige Bitchū Bunna (1352-1356) ND
是重
koreshige
KOR51 Koreshige Bitchū Kanshō (1460-1466)
備中國青井住是重
bitchū kuni aoe ju koreshige
KOR58 Koreshige Kaga Meitoku (1390-1394) ND
加州住是重
kashū ju koreshige
KOR59 Koreshige Kaga Meiō (1492-1501)
加州住是重
kashū ju koreshige
KOR65 Koresuke Bizen Kenkyū (1190-1199)
長船の住是介
osafune no ju koresuke
KOR66 Koresuke Bizen Teiji (1362-1368) ND
備州長船住是介
bishū osafune ju koresuke
KOR68 Koresuke Chikuzen Bunryaku (1234-1235)
筑州住是介
chikushū ju koresuke
KOR89 Koretoshi Uzen Manen (1860-1861)
於江府長壽齋是俊作
oite efu chōjusai koretoshi saku
KOR89 Koretoshi Uzen Manen (1860-1861)
長運齋是俊
chounsai koretoshi
KOR90 Koretoshi Uzen Meiji (1868-1912)
長運齋加藤是俊
chōunsai katō koretoshi
KOR91 Koretoshi Mutsu Ansei (1854-1860)
長運齋是寿作
chōunsai koretoshi saku
KOR96 Koretsugu Chikuzen Meireki (1655-1658)
筑州福岡住是次
chikushū fukuoka ju koretsugu
KOR96 Koretsugu Chikuzen Meireki (1655-1658)
筑州國住是次
chikushū kuni ju koretsugu
KOR96 Koretsugu Chikuzen Meireki (1655-1658)
筑前國福岡住平三兵衛尉是次
chikuzen kuni fukuoka ju heisanbeijō koretsugu
KUN1009 Kunishige Bitchū Eishō (1504-1521)
備中國荏原住辰房佐衛門尉國重
bitchū kuni ebara ju tatsubō saemonjō kunishige
KUN1010 Kunishige Bitchū Kyōroku (1528-1532)
備中國井原住左衛門尉國重作
bitchu kuni ihara ju saemonjō kunishige saku
KUN1010 Kunishige Bitchū Kyōroku (1528-1532)
辰房國重
tatsubō kunishige
KUN1010 Kunishige Bitchū Kyōroku (1528-1532)
備中國荏原住辰房國重
bitchū kuni ebara ju tatsubō kunishige
KUN1010 Kunishige Bitchū Kyōroku (1528-1532)
備中國新見住三郎左衛門尉國重
bitchu kuni niimi ju saburōsaemonjō kunishige
KUN1011 Kunishige Bitchū Eiroku (1558-1570)
備中國荏原住人國重作
bitchu kuni ebara junin kunishige saku
KUN1012 Kunishige Bitchū Eiroku (1558-1570)
備中國荏原住藤四郎國重作
bitchu kuni ebara ju tōshirō kunishige saku