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ID Name Province Era Mei
ARI276 Ariyuki Ōmi Kenpō (1213-1219)
江州住有行
gōshū ju ariyuki
ARI278 Ariyuki Ōmi Teiwa (1345-1350) ND
江州住有行
gōshū ju ariyuki
ARI282 Ariyuki Tōtōmi Heiji (1159-1160)
有行
ariyuki
ARI284 Ariyuki Tōtōmi Eikyō (1429-1441)
有行
ariyuki
ARI29 Arikuni Bizen Hōji (1247-1249)
有國
arikuni
ARI296 Arihiro Bitchū Ōan (1368-1375) ND
備中國有弘
bitchū kuni arihiro
ARI296 Arihiro Bitchū Ōan (1368-1375) ND
有弘
arihiro
ARI297 Arihiro Bitchū Koto (987-1596)
在弘
arihiro
ARI299 Arimitsu Bizen Bunmei (1469-1487)
備州長船在光
bishū osafune arimitsu
ARI299 Arimitsu Bizen Bunmei (1469-1487)
備州長船藤原朝臣在光
bishū osafune fujiwara ason arimitsu
ARI30 Arikuni Bizen Kagen (1303-1306)
有國
arikuni
ARI300 Arimitsu Bizen Meiō (1492-1501)
備州長船藤原朝臣有光
bishu osafune fujiwara ason arimitsu
ARI300 Arimitsu Bizen Meiō (1492-1501)
備州長船藤原朝臣出雲守有光作
bishu osafune fujiwara ason izumo no kami arimitsu saku
ARI300 Arimitsu Bizen Meiō (1492-1501)
備州長船有光
bishu osafune arimitsu
ARI301 Arimitsu Bizen Eishō (1504-1521)
備州長船出雲守在光
bishū osafune izumo no kami arimitsu
ARI302 Arimitsu Bizen Tenmon (1532-1555)
備前國住長船九郎左衛門尉在光作
bizen kuni ju osafune kurosaemonjō arimitsu saku
ARI303 Arimitsu Bizen Tenmon (1532-1555)
備前國長船住新次郎在光作
bizen kuni osafune ju shinjirō arimitsu saku
ARI304 Arimitsu Bizen Tenmon (1532-1555)
備州長船新三郎在光
bishū osafune shinsaburō arimitsu
ARI305 Arimitsu Bizen Tensho (1573-1592)
備州長船在光
bishū osafune arimitsu
ARI308 Ariyoshi Yamashiro Kanei (1624-1644)
平安城住阿波守藤原在吉
heianjo ju awa no kami fujiwara ariyoshi
ARI308 Ariyoshi Yamashiro Kanei (1624-1644)
阿波守藤原在吉
awa no kami fujiwara ariyoshi
ARI31 Arikuni Bizen Kōei (1342-1345) ND
有國
arikuni
ARI33 Arikuni Bizen Kakitsu (1441-1444)
有國
arikuni
ARI34 Arikuni Bizen Tenmon (1532-1555)
備前國住有國
bizen kuni ju arikuni
ARI35 Arikuni Bungo Taiei (1521-1528)
平有國
taira arikuni
ARI36 Arikuni Higo Ōei (1394-1428)
肥州有國
hishū arikuni
ARI37 Arikuni Higo Eiroku (1558-1570)
肥州住有國
hishū ju arikuni
ARI38 Arikuni Hizen Ōan (1368-1375) ND
肥州住相神浦有國
hishū ju sagaimura arikuni
ARI38 Arikuni Hizen Ōan (1368-1375) ND
肥州菊池住有國
hishū kikuchi ju arikuni
ARI39 Arikuni Hizen Tenmon (1532-1555)
肥前國住有國
hizen kuni ju arikuni
ARI39 Arikuni Hizen Tenmon (1532-1555)
肥前住有國
hizen ju arikuni
ARI40 Arikuni Hizen Tenmon (1532-1555)
肥州住有國
hishū ju arikuni
ARI44 Arikuni Hōki Teiji (1362-1368) ND
有國
arikuni
ARI45 Arikuni Kawachi Shōryaku (990-995)
河内國住有國作
kawachi kuni ju arikuni saku
ARI45 Arikuni Kawachi Shōryaku (990-995)
京有國作
kiyo arikuni saku
ARI49 Arikuni Kawachi Bunmei (1469-1487)
河内國住有國作
kawachi kuni ju arikuni saku
ARI50 Arikuni Kawachi Tenmon (1532-1555)
有國藤五郎
arikuni tōgorō
ARI54 Arikuni Shinano Ōan (1368-1375) ND
有國
arikuni
ARI55 Arikuni Shinano Ōei (1394-1428)
有國
arikuni
ARI6 Arihira Bungo Kōchō (1261-1264)
豊後國紀有平
bungo kuni ki arihira
ARI60 Arikuni Yamashiro Hōji (1247-1249)
城州住有國
joshu ju arikuni
ARI62 Arikuni Yamashiro Shōan (1299-1302)
在國
arikuni
ARI62 Arikuni Yamashiro Shōan (1299-1302)
源在國
minamoto arikuni
ARI64 Arikuni Yamashiro Kanbun (1661-1673)
大和大掾橘有國
yamato daijō tachibana arikuni
ARI65 Arikuni Yamato Kankō (1004-1012)
有國
arikuni
ARI66 Arikuni Tenmon (1532-1555)
有國
arikuni
ARI67 Arikuni Shinto (1596-1781)
大和大掾橘有國
yamato daijō tachibana arikuni
ARI7 Arihira Hizen Genroku (1688-1704)
肥前國住有平
hizen kuni ju arihira
ARI71 Arimasa Bizen Shōwa (1312-1317)
備前國有正
bizen kuni arimasa
ARI72 Arimasa Bizen Teiji (1362-1368) ND
備州長船有正
bishū osafune arimasa