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ID Name Province Era Mei
NOB9 Nobufusa Bizen Genkyū (1204-1206)
延房
nobufusa
NOB9 Nobufusa Bizen Genkyū (1204-1206)
延房作
nobufusa saku
NOB91 Nobutsugu Bingo Bunna (1352-1356) ND
備州住延次
bishū ju nobutsugu
NOB92 Nobutsugu Bitchū Kenei (1206-1207)
延次
nobutsugu
NOB93 Nobutsugu Bitchū Kencho (1249-1256)
延次
nobutsugu
NOB94 Nobutsugu Bitchū Kōchō (1261-1264)
延次
nobutsugu
NOB95 Nobutsugu Bitchū Kōan (1278-1288)
延次
nobutsugu
NOB96 Nobutsugu Bitchū Genko (1331-1336)
備中州萬壽本庄住延次作
bitchū-shū manju honshō ju nobutsugu saku
NOB97 Nobutsugu Bizen Ōan (1368-1375) ND
備州長船延次
bishū osafune nobutsugu
NOR10 Norimitsu Bizen Ōan (1368-1375) ND
備州長船法光
bishū osafune norimitsu
NOR100 Noriie Kaga Kanei (1624-1644)
荒木又八郎則家
araki matahachirō noriie
NOR100 Noriie Kaga Kanei (1624-1644)
加州住八郎藤原則家
kashū ju hachirō fujiwara noriie
NOR100 Noriie Kaga Kanei (1624-1644)
加州住則家
kashū ju noriie
NOR100 Noriie Kaga Kanei (1624-1644)
加州大聖寺荒木八郎藤原則家作
kashū ōsatoshiji araki hachirō fujiwara noriie saku
NOR102 Noriie Yamashiro Bunan (1444-1449)
平安城則家作
heianjō noriie saku
NOR105 Norikage Bizen Kōan (1278-1288)
則景
norikage
NOR106 Norikage Bizen Ōan (1368-1375) ND
備州長船則景
bishū osafune norikage
NOR107 Norikage Bizen Meitoku (1390-1394) ND
備州長船則景
bishū osafune norikage
NOR108 Norikage Bizen Kyōtoku (1452-1455)
備州長船則景
bishū osafune norikage
NOR109 Norikage Bizen Eiroku (1558-1570)
備前國住則景
bizen kuni ju norikage
NOR11 Norimitsu Bizen Ōei (1394-1428)
備州長船法光
bishū osafune norimitsu
NOR11 Norimitsu Bizen Ōei (1394-1428)
備前國住長船法光
bizen kuni ju osafune norimitsu
NOR110 Norikage Satsuma Tokuji (1306-1308)
薩摩波平則景
satsuma naminohira norikage
NOR111 Norikane Bizen Kanki (1229-1232)
豊原萬壽庄住左近太郎則包
toyohara monjushō ju sakontarō norikane
NOR114 Norikane Bizen Kanō (1350-1352) ND
備前國住則包
bizen kuni ju norikane
NOR114 Norikane Bizen Kanō (1350-1352) ND
備州長船則包
bishū osafune norikane
NOR115 Norikane Bizen Kakitsu (1441-1444)
備州長船則包
bishū osafune norikane
NOR116 Norikane Izumo Kenmu (1334-1338) ND
出雲道永則包
izumo michinaga norikane
NOR117 Norikane Ōmi Eiwa (1375-1379) ND
来則包
rai norikane
NOR117 Norikane Ōmi Eiwa (1375-1379) ND
江州来則包
gōshū rai norikane
NOR117 Norikane Ōmi Eiwa (1375-1379) ND
近江来則包
omi rai norikane
NOR119 Norikane Bungo Ansei (1854-1860)
五十川則金
gojukawa norikane
NOR12 Norimitsu Bizen Bunan (1444-1449)
備州長船法光
bishū osafune norimitsu
NOR120 Norikane Bizen Bunpō (1317-1319)
備州吉岡住則兼
bishū yoshioka ju norikane
NOR121 Norikane Bizen Ōei (1394-1428)
備州長船則兼
bishū osafune norikane
NOR122 Norikane Bizen Eikyō (1429-1441)
備州長船太郎兵衛尉則兼
bishū osafune tarobejō norikane
NOR127 Norikiyo Bizen Shōhei (1346-1370)
備州長船住則心
bishu osafune ju norikiyo
NOR128 Norikiyo Bizen Eikyō (1429-1441)
備前國住則清
bizen kuni ju norikiyo
NOR128 Norikiyo Bizen Eikyō (1429-1441)
備前國吉井則清
bizen kuni yoshii norikiyo
NOR129 Norikiyo Inaba Genchu (1384-1394)
因州住則清
inshu ju norikiyo
NOR13 Norimitsu Bizen Bunmei (1469-1487)
備州長船法光
bishū osafune norimitsu
NOR136 Norikuni Bizen Kōsho (1455-1457)
備州長船則國
bishū osafune norikuni
NOR138 Norikuni Bungo Kaei (1848-1854)
初鵙宮俸高田則行六代孫藤原則國
hatsutama miyahō takata noriyuki rokudaimago fujiwara norikuni
NOR14 Norimitsu Bizen Entoku (1489-1492)
備州長船法光
bishū osafune norimitsu
NOR14 Norimitsu Bizen Entoku (1489-1492)
備前國住長船次郎右衛門法光
bizen kuni ju osafune jirōuemon fujiwara norimitsu
NOR143 Norikuni Hōki Teiji (1362-1368) ND
則國
norikuni
NOR146 Norikuni Yamashiro Kanei (1624-1644)
平安城則國
heianjō norikuni
NOR147 Norikuni Yamashiro Kanbun (1661-1673)
平安城則國
heianjō norikuni
NOR148 Norikuni Yamato Enbun (1356-1361) ND
大和國則國作
yamato kuni norikuni saku
NOR149 Norikuni Shinto (1596-1781)
近江守則國
omi no kami norikuni