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ID Name Province Era Mei
KAN1146 Kanekaku Mino Ōei (1394-1428)
千手院兼角
senjuin kanekaku
KAN1147 Kanekami Mino Eishō (1504-1521)
濃州関住兼上
nōshū seki ju kanekami
KAN115 Kanekura Yamato Chōkyō (1487-1489)
大和國包藏
yamato kuni kanekura
KAN1156 Kanekatsu Mino Bunmei (1469-1487)
濃州関住兼勝
nōshū seki ju kanekatsu
KAN1157 Kanekatsu Mino Meiō (1492-1501)
濃州関住兼勝
nōshū seki ju kanekatsu
KAN1158 Kanekatsu Mino Eishō (1504-1521)
兼勝
kanekatsu
KAN1159 Kanekatsu Mino Tenmon (1532-1555)
兼勝
kanekatsu
KAN116 Kanemachi Mino Eishō (1504-1521)
濃州関住包町
nōshū seki ju kanemachi
KAN1162 Kanekazu Mino Eishō (1504-1521)
兼一
kanekazu
KAN1163 Kanekazu Mino Eiroku (1558-1570)
美濃関住兼一
mino seki ju kanekazu
KAN1163 Kanekazu Mino Eiroku (1558-1570)
関住兼一
seki ju kanekazu
KAN1164 Kanekazu Mino Eikyō (1429-1441)
兼円
kanekazu
KAN1166 Kanekazu Mino Bunan (1444-1449)
兼収
kanekazu
KAN1169 Kanekazu Mino Bunmei (1469-1487)
濃州関住兼員
nōshū seki ju kanekazu
KAN117 Kanemachi Mino Tensho (1573-1592)
濃州関住包町作
nōshū seki ju kanemachi saku
KAN1174 Kanekazu Mino Shōchō (1428-1429)
美濃國住人兼雄
mino kuni junin kanekazu
KAN1175 Kanekesu Mino Taiei (1521-1528)
兼消
kanekesu
KAN1176 Kanekiku Mino Bunan (1444-1449)
兼菊
kanekiku
KAN1177 Kanekiku Mino Tenmon (1532-1555)
尾州清洲住清次郎兼菊
bishū kiyosu ju seijirō kanekiku
KAN118 Kanemasa Echigo Genroku (1688-1704)
越後州新発田住包正
echigo-shū shibata ju kanemasa
KAN1180 Kanekimi Mino Ōei (1394-1428)
兼王
kanekimi
KAN1181 Kanekimi Mino Bunan (1444-1449)
濃州関住兼主
nōshū seki ju kanekimi
KAN1183 Kanekimi Settsu Enpō (1673-1681)
攝津住飛彈守兼主
settsu ju hida no kami kanekimi
KAN1186 Kanekishi Mino Kyōroku (1528-1532)
濃州関住兼岸
nōshū seki ju kanekishi
KAN1190 Kanekiyo Mino Bunan (1444-1449)
兼心
kanekiyo
KAN1191 Kanekiyo Mino Ōei (1394-1428)
兼玉
kanekiyo
KAN1192 Kanekiyo Mino Eikyō (1429-1441)
兼玉
kanekiyo
KAN1193 Kanekiyo Mino Meiō (1492-1501)
兼玉
kanekiyo
KAN1197 Kanekiyo Mino Bunmei (1469-1487)
兼白
kanekiyo
KAN12 Kaneaki Yamato Genroku (1688-1704)
大和國包明
yamato kuni kaneaki
KAN12 Kaneaki Yamato Genroku (1688-1704)
和州住藤原包明
washū ju fujiwara kaneaki
KAN120 Kanemasa Yamato Eishō (1504-1521)
包正
kanemasa
KAN1201 Kanekiyo Mino Koto (987-1596)
濃州兼浄
nōshū kanekiyo
KAN1203 Kanekiyo Bingo Ōan (1368-1375) ND
一条兼清作
ichijo kanekiyo saku
KAN1204 Kanekiyo Hyūga Kyōhō (1716-1736)
日州住兼清
nishū ju kanekiyo
KAN1204 Kanekiyo Hyūga Kyōhō (1716-1736)
薩州住藤原兼清
sashū ju fujiwara kanekiyo
KAN1205 Kanekiyo Izumo Tensho (1573-1592)
雲州住兼清
unshū ju kanekiyo
KAN1207 Kanekiyo Mino Ōei (1394-1428)
濃州住源左衛門尉兼清作
nōshū ju gensaemonjō kanekiyo saku
KAN1207 Kanekiyo Mino Ōei (1394-1428)
濃州住兼清
nōshū ju kanekiyo
KAN1208 Kanekiyo Mino Eikyō (1429-1441)
兼清
kanekiyo
KAN1211 Kanekiyo Mino Eishō (1504-1521)
濃州住源左衛門尉兼清
nōshū ju gensaemonjō kanekiyo
KAN1213 Kanekiyo Mino Kyōhō (1716-1736)
都築五郎源兼清
tsuzuki gorō minamoto kanekiyo
KAN1216 Kanekiyo Mino Shōwa (1926-1989)
兼清
kanekiyo
KAN1218 Kanekiyo Mutsu Kanei (1624-1644)
東成寺十六代中興祖日條兼清
toseiji juroku dai chukoso nichijo kanekiyo
KAN1219 Kanekiyo Satsuma Tenmon (1532-1555)
波平兼清作
naminohira kanekiyo saku
KAN122 Kanemasa Yamato Ōei (1394-1428)
輾磑包政
tengai kanemasa
KAN1220 Kanekiyo Settsu Kanbun (1661-1673)
攝州住都築五郎源兼清
sesshū ju tsuzukigorō minamoto kanekiyo
KAN1222 Kanekore Iwashiro Meiji (1868-1912)
和泉守兼之
izumi no kami kanekore
KAN1223 Kanekore Bizen Eiroku (1558-1570)
備州長船住兼是
bishū osafune ju kanekore
KAN1226 Kanekoto Mino Kyōhō (1716-1736)
兼功長助
kanekoto nagasuke