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ID Name Province Era Mei
HIS177 Hisayuki Bungo Entoku (1489-1492)
豊後國住藤原久行
bungo kuni ju fujiwara hisayuki
HIS185 Hisayuki Musashi Bunsei (1818-1830)
川井久幸作
kawai hisayuki saku
HIS185 Hisayuki Musashi Bunsei (1818-1830)
幕府臣川井久幸作
bakufu-shin kawai hisayuki saku
HIS186 Hisayuki Musashi Ansei (1854-1860)
藤原久幸造之
fujiwara hisayuki tsukuru kore
HIS186 Hisayuki Musashi Ansei (1854-1860)
藤原久幸作之
fujiwara hisayuki saku kore
HIS21 Hisakatsu Mino Eishō (1504-1521)
濃州住久勝作
nōshū ju hisakatsu saku
HIS24 Hisakatsu Yamaguchi Shōwa (1926-1989)
久勝謹作
hisakatsu kin saku
HIS24 Hisakatsu Yamaguchi Shōwa (1926-1989)
於石城山麓久勝作之
oite iwaki yamaroku hisakatsu saku kore
HIS25 Hisakazu Ise Tenpō (1830-1844)
天龍子平久一
tenryūshi taira hisakazu
HIS29 Hisakuni Chikuzen Kōka (1844-1848)
福岡住久國
fukuoka ju hisakuni
HIS29 Hisakuni Chikuzen Kōka (1844-1848)
筑前國福岡住信國源久國
chikuzen kuni fukuoka ju nobukuni minamoto hisakuni
HIS29 Hisakuni Chikuzen Kōka (1844-1848)
筑前國福岡住守利鍛久國作
chikuzen kuni fukuoka ju moritoshi tan hisakuni saku
HIS30 Hisakuni Etchū Eishō (1504-1521)
宇多久國
uda hisakuni
HIS33 Hisakuni Hyūga Kōchō (1261-1264)
日州住久國
nishū ju hisakuni
HIS36 Hisakuni Tosa Enpō (1673-1681)
上野守藤原久國
kozuke no kami fujiwara hisakuni
HIS36 Hisakuni Tosa Enpō (1673-1681)
上野大掾藤原久國
kozuke daijō fujiwara hisakuni
HIS37 Hisakuni Yamashiro Kenkyū (1190-1199)
藤次郎久國
tōjirō hisakuni
HIS38 Hisakuni Yamashiro Kencho (1249-1256)
藤次郎久國
tojiro hisakuni
HIS39 Hisakuni Yamashiro Genō (1319-1321)
了久國
ryō hisakuni
HIS46 Hisamichi Iyo Kansei (1789-1801)
豫州吉田住久道
yoshū yoshida ju hisamichi
HIS46 Hisamichi Iyo Kansei (1789-1801)
豫州大州近江守久道
yoshū ōshū omi no kami hisamichi
HIS46 Hisamichi Iyo Kansei (1789-1801)
於東都近江守久道
oite tōto omi no kami hisamichi
HIS46 Hisamichi Iyo Kansei (1789-1801)
三品伊豫守久道
mishina iyo no kami hisamichi
HIS46 Hisamichi Iyo Kansei (1789-1801)
三品近江守久道
mishina omi no kami hisamichi
HIS50 Hisamichi Yamashiro Keian (1648-1652)
近江守源久道
omi no kami minamoto hisamichi
HIS50 Hisamichi Yamashiro Keian (1648-1652)
近江大掾源久道
omi daijō minamoto hisamichi
HIS51 Hisamichi Yamashiro Genroku (1688-1704)
近江守源久道
omi no kami minamoto hisamichi
HIS51 Hisamichi Yamashiro Genroku (1688-1704)
近江守嫡子源金四郎
omi no kami chakushi minamoto kinshirō
HIS51 Hisamichi Yamashiro Genroku (1688-1704)
久道嫡子源来久次
hisamichi chakushi minamoto rai hisatsugu
HIS52 Hisamichi Yamashiro Kyōhō (1716-1736)
近江守源久道
omi no kami minamoto hisamichi
HIS54 Hisamitsu Bizen Shōwa (1312-1317)
備前國長船住久光
bizen kuni osafune ju hisamitsu
HIS55 Hisamitsu Bizen Ōei (1394-1428)
備州長船久光
bishū osafune hisamitsu
HIS56 Hisamitsu Bizen Kakitsu (1441-1444)
備州長船久光
bishū osafune hisamitsu
HIS57 Hisamitsu Bizen Kōsho (1455-1457)
備前長船久光
bizen osafune hisamitsu
HIS58 Hisamitsu Bizen Bunmei (1469-1487)
備州長船久光
bishū osafune hisamitsu
HIS59 Hisamitsu Bizen Eishō (1504-1521)
備州長船久光
bishū osafune hisamitsu
HIS60 Hisamitsu Bizen Tenmon (1532-1555)
備州長船久光
bishū osafune hisamitsu
HIS61 Hisamitsu Bizen Eiroku (1558-1570)
備前國長船久光
bizen kuni osafune hisamitsu
HIS74 Hisamori Bungo Meiō (1492-1501)
豊州高田住平久守作
hōshū takata ju taira hisamori saku
HIS74 Hisamori Bungo Meiō (1492-1501)
平久守作
taira hisamori saku
HIS75 Hisamori Bungo Eikyō (1429-1441)
平久盛
taira hisamori
HIS81 Hisamune Bizen Shoō (1288-1293)
備州長船住久宗
bishū osafune ju hisamune
HIS81 Hisamune Bizen Shoō (1288-1293)
備前國長船住久宗
bizen kuni osafune ju hisamune
HIS83 Hisamune Bizen Bunmei (1469-1487)
備州長船住久宗
bishū osafune ju hisamune
HIS84 Hisamune Bizen Meiō (1492-1501)
備前國住久宗作
bizen kuni ju hisamune saku
HIS84 Hisamune Bizen Meiō (1492-1501)
備州長船久宗
bishū osafune hisamune
HIS92 Hisanobu Yamashiro Tokuji (1306-1308)
山城國住人了戒久信作
yamashiro kuni junin ryōkai hisanobu saku
HIS92 Hisanobu Yamashiro Tokuji (1306-1308)
一海九郎左衛門尉久信作
ichikai kurosaemonjō hisanobu saku
HIS92 Hisanobu Yamashiro Tokuji (1306-1308)
了戒久信
ryōkai hisanobu
HIS92 Hisanobu Yamashiro Tokuji (1306-1308)
了久信
ryō hisanobu