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Namesort icon ID Name (Kanji) Gen Province Era School Teacher H/TT/FS Rating Ref Cmt
Shimosaka SHI946 下坂 Musashi Keichō (1596-1615) 15 / /
Shimosaka SHI928 下坂 Echizen Kanei (1624-1644) 15 / 500 /
Shimosaka SHI929 下坂 Echizen Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / 550 /
Shimosaka SHI930 下坂 Echizen Genroku (1688-1704) 15 / 800 /
Shimosaka SHI931 下坂 Echizen Bunka (1804-1818) 10 / /
Shin SHI1008 震 Mutsu Kanbun (1661-1673) 65 / 300 /
Shinbei SHI992 新兵衛 Echizen Meireki (1655-1658) 25 / /
Shinkai SHI976 真改 Kii Bunkyū (1861-1864) 20 / 200 /
Shinkai SHI977 真改 1st Settsu Enpō (1673-1681) 200 / 1800 /
Shinki SHI961 神氣 Buzen Wadō (708-715) 100 / /
Shinpei tmpSHI1030 慎平 Akihira 8 / /
Shinrai SHI965 神来 Mutsu Tenpyō (729-749) 150 / /
Shinryō SHI983 真了 1st Hizen Enpō (1673-1681) Shinkai 70 / 400 /
Shinryō SHI984 真了 2nd Hizen Kyōhō (1716-1736) 15 / 300 /
Shinryō SHI985 真了 3rd Hizen Hōreki (1751-1764) 15 / 200 /
Shinshi SHI967 神子 Hōki Daidō (806-810) 100 / /
Shinsoku SHI969 神息 Buzen Daidō (806-810) 5000 / /
Shizuhide SHI792 鎭秀 2nd Bungo Eiroku (1558-1570) Takada 15 / 250 /
Shizuhide SHI790 鎭秀 1st Bungo Tenmon (1532-1555) Takada 15 / /
Shizuhiro SHI796 鎭弘 Iga Genroku (1688-1704) 15 / 200 /
Shizuhisa SHI799 鎭久 Bungo Eiroku (1558-1570) Takada 15 / 300 /
Shizumasa SHI818 鎭政 Bungo Kanei (1624-1644) 15 / /
Shizumasa SHI814 鎭正 Iga Kanei (1624-1644) 15 / 250 /
Shizumori SHI827 鎭盛 Bungo Tenmon (1532-1555) Takada 30 / 300 /
Shizunari SHI842 鎭成 Bungo Tenmon (1532-1555) Takada 15 / /
Shizunori SHI846 鎭徳 1st Bungo Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / /
Shizunori SHI847 鎭徳 2nd Bungo Tensho (1573-1592) 15 / /
Shizunori SHI839 鎭教 1st Bungo Tenmon (1532-1555) Takada 15 / 350 /
Shizunori SHI840 鎭教 2nd Bungo Tensho (1573-1592) Takada 60 / 250 / Chu saku
Shizusada SHI849 鎭定 1st Bungo Kōji (1555-1558) Takada 15 / 200 /
Shizusada SHI851 鎭貞 Bungo Tenmon (1532-1555) Takada 15 / 200 /
Shizusada SHI850 鎭定 2nd Bungo Tensho (1573-1592) Takada 15 / 200 / Chu saku
Shizutada SHI854 鎭忠 2nd Bungo Bunroku (1592-1596) Takada 15 / 250 /
Shizutada SHI856 鎭忠 2nd Iga Kanei (1624-1644) 15 / 350 /
Shizutada SHI853 鎭忠 1st Bungo Tenmon (1532-1555) Takada 15 / /
Shizutada SHI855 鎭忠 1st Iga Keichō (1596-1615) 15 / 350 /
Shizutaka SHI859 鎭高 1st Bungo Meiō (1492-1501) Takada 20 / 200 /
Shizutomo SHI865 鎭知 Iga Enpō (1673-1681) 15 / 250 /
Shizutoyo SHI867 鎭豊 Bungo Kōji (1555-1558) Takada 15 / 200 /
Shizuyuki SHI879 鎭行 2nd Bungo Kyōroku (1528-1532) Takada 15 / /
Shizuyuki SHI878 鎭行 1st Bungo Tenmon (1532-1555) Takada 15 / 250 /
Shohei SHO24 昭平 Tokyo Shōwa (1926-1989) Miyairi 50 / /
Shōji SHO25 莊二 Tokyo Shōwa (1926-1989) Kuniie 8 / /
Sobe SOB2 宗兵衛 Musashi Keian (1648-1652) 100 / /
Soei SOE3 宗榮 3rd Harima Genroku (1688-1704) 15 / 300 / Jo saku
Sōji SOJ1 荘二 Musashi Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Sōkan SOK1 宗寛 Musashi Keiō (1865-1868) 40 / 350 /
Suehide SUY11 末秀 1st Hizen Kōsho (1455-1457) 20 / 400 /
Suehira SUY16 末平 Chikuzen Taiei (1521-1528) 15 / 250 /
Suehito SUY26 末人 Bizen Eiwa (1375-1379) ND Ōmiya 25 / 400 /