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ID Name Province Era Mei
NAG97 Nagazane Bizen Shokei (1332-1334) ND
備前國住永眞
bizen kuni ju nagazane
NAG99 Nagashige Bizen Ōei (1394-1428)
備州長船永重
bishū osafune nagashige
NAK1 Nakagawa Yamato Shōji (1199-1201)
大和國中川
yamato kuni nakagawa
NAK13 Nakazane Kii Shoō (1288-1293)
大和國住中眞
yamato kuni ju nakazane
NAK13 Nakazane Kii Shoō (1288-1293)
和州住中眞
washu ju nakazane
NAK7 Nakayoshi Musashi Kansei (1789-1801)
原中良
hara nakayoshi
NAM10 Namua Izumo Genō (1319-1321)
南無阿弥陀佛
namu amida butsu
NAM11 Namudainichi Kan Bizen Ryakuō (1338-1342) ND
南無大日觀世音菩薩
namudainichi kanzeon bosatsu
NAM7 Namikai Izumo Bunki (1501-1504)
雲州住浪貝
unshū ju namikai
NAM8 Namisada Izumo Bunki (1501-1504)
雲州住浪貞
unshū ju namisada
NAM9 Namisada Izumo Tenmon (1532-1555)
雲州住浪貞
unshū ju namisada
NAO10 Naofuyu Harima Bunmei (1469-1487)
播州住直冬
banshū ju naofuyu
NAO101 Naomitsu Higo Ansei (1854-1860)
肥後國直光
higo kuni naomitsu
NAO102 Naomitsu Ise Tenpō (1830-1844)
長心子直光
chōshinshi naomitsu
NAO103 Naomitsu Musashi Ansei (1854-1860)
蒼龍子直光
sōryūshi naomitsu
NAO104 Naomitsu Musashi Bunkyū (1861-1864)
細田平次郎藤原直光
hosoda heijirō fujiwara naomitsu
NAO105 Naomitsu Musashi Genji (1864-1865)
雙龍子直光
sōryūshi naomitsu
NAO107 Naomori Bungo Kyōtoku (1452-1455)
豊後國高田住平直守作
bungo kuni takata ju taira naomori saku
NAO108 Naomori Bungo Tenmon (1532-1555)
高田住直守作
takata ju naomori saku
NAO108 Naomori Bungo Tenmon (1532-1555)
平直守
taira naomori
NAO109 Naomori Hōki Bunka (1804-1818)
伯州大和守源朝臣直守
hakushū yamato no kami minamoto ason naomori
NAO11 Naohide Kōzuke Genji (1864-1865)
金吾源直秀
kingo minamoto naohide
NAO110 Naomori Iwami Kyōtoku (1452-1455)
石州長濱住直守
sekishū nagahama ju naomori
NAO111 Naomori Bungo Bunki (1501-1504)
平直盛造
taira naomori tsukuru
NAO112 Naomori Bungo Tenmon (1532-1555)
平直盛
taira naomori
NAO113 Naomoto Yamashiro Tenna (1681-1684)
平安城下坂直元
heianjō shimosaka naotomo
NAO114 Naomune Bizen Genryaku (1184-1185)
直宗
naomune
NAO115 Naomune Bizen Bunryaku (1234-1235)
直宗
naomune
NAO117 Naomune Bizen Kenmu (1334-1338) ND
直宗
naomune
NAO118 Naomune Buzen Ōei (1394-1428)
備前住人直宗作
bizen junin naomune saku
NAO119 Naomune Buzen Tenpō (1830-1844)
豊前中津住中西直宗
buzen nakatsu ju nakanishi naomune
NAO120 Naomune Higo Bunsei (1818-1830)
肥後國騎士沼田藤原直宗作
higo kuni kishi numata fujiwara naomune saku
NAO120 Naomune Higo Bunsei (1818-1830)
肥後國住直宗
higo kuni ju naomune
NAO121 Naomune Musashi Kōka (1844-1848)
松崎隼太直宗
matsuzaki hayata naomune
NAO124 Naomune Wakasa Bunmei (1469-1487)
来直宗
rai naomune
NAO125 Naomune Yamato Genō (1319-1321)
直宗
naomune
NAO126 Naomune Yamato Ōei (1394-1428)
大和國直宗
yamato kuni naomune
NAO127 Naomune Musashi Meiji (1868-1912)
荘司彌門直諒
shōji yamon naomune
NAO129 Naonaga Bitchū Ōan (1368-1375) ND
備中國直長
bitchū kuni naonaga
NAO13 Naohide Musashi Bunsei (1818-1830)
於東都源直秀作
oite tōtō minamoto naohide saku
NAO132 Naonaga Etchū Ōei (1394-1428)
越州住直長
esshū ju naonaga
NAO133 Naonaga Etchū Bunmei (1469-1487)
越州石塚右衛門尉直長作
esshū ishizuka uemonjō naonaga saku
NAO133 Naonaga Etchū Bunmei (1469-1487)
越州住石塚直長作
esshū ju ishizuka naonaga saku
NAO134 Naonaga Etchū Meiō (1492-1501)
越州石塚右衛門尉直長
esshū ishizuka uemonjō naonaga
NAO134 Naonaga Etchū Meiō (1492-1501)
右衛門尉直長作
uemonjō naonaga saku
NAO134 Naonaga Etchū Meiō (1492-1501)
越州住直長
esshū ju naonaga
NAO135 Naonaga Higo Ansei (1854-1860)
直長作
naonaga saku
NAO136 Naonaga Musashi Genbun (1736-1741)
武州住水田直長
bushū ju mizuta naonaga
NAO137 Naonaga Settsu Jokyō (1684-1688)
攝州住藤原直長
sesshū ju fujiwara naonaga
NAO139 Naonaka Ōmi Bunka (1804-1818)
井伊掃部守直中
kamon no kami naonaka