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BAN-DO-TARO 
     BOKUDEN KAN-EI 1624             MITO
     YOSHIKADO (same as BOKUDEN)

BAN-RYU-KEN
     MASAYUKI KO-KA 1844             OSAKA
     MORICHIKA MEI-JI                SUWO

BAN-RYU-SAI
     MICHITOSHI MEI-JI               RIKUCHU

BAN-RYU-SHI
     NAGAHIRO GEN-JI 1864            IYO
     MASAYUKI KO-KA 1844             OSAKA
     MICHITOSHI GEN-JI 1864          RIKUCHU



CHIKKAN-SAI
     YOSHITAKA MEI-JI                BIZEN

CHITOSEI-MARU - SENZOMARU
     TADATSUGU EN-PO 1673            SHINANO

CHO-UN-SAI
     KORETOSHI (TSUNATOSHI) TEN-PO 1830
     TSUNATOSHI TEN-PO 1830          UZEN
     TOSHIMUNE KA-EI 1848            TOSA
     HIDENOBU (same as TOSHIMUNE)

CHO-JU-SAI
     KORETOSHI KA-EI 1848            EDO
     TSUNATOSHI (same as KORETOSHI)
     TOSHIKAZU KEI-O 1865            EDO

CHO-TOKU-SAI
     KOREHIRO KEI-O 1865             EDO

CHO-SHIN-SHI
     NAOHISA GEN-JI 1864             ISE

CHOKU-SHIN-SAI
     KANETORA KEI-O 1865             SHINANO

CHOKU-SHIN-SHI
     MASAHIRO KEI-O 1865             O-SHU 

EN-SHI
     UJITSURA AN-SEI 1854            TOSA

EN-RYU-SHI
     HISAYUKI BUN-KYU 1861           SAGAMI
     KUNIHIDE TEN-PO 1830            ECHIGO

EN-RYU-SHI
     KAZUHIDE TEN-PO 1830            O-SHU

EN-KEI-SHI or EN-RYO-SHI
     YOSHIMICHI(7) 1801              YAMASHIRO

ENJU TARO
     KUNIHANA TAI-SHO 1912           OSAKA

FUJI-KI-TARO
     HIDEYOSHI BUN-KYU 1861          MUSASHI

FUJI-TARO
     NORITOSHI TEN-WA 1681           ETCHU


HAKUYU-NYUDO, HAKKYU-NYUDO or SHIRO-KUMA "White-Bear"
     SADAHIDE BUN-SEI 1818           EDO

HAKU-KO-SHI or HAKKO-SHI
     TOSHIYUKI TEN-PO 1830           EDO

HAKU-RYU-SHI
     IYETSUGU KEI-O 1865             IZUMO
     MASANAGA BUN-SEI 1818           IZU
     YOSHITAKA KO-KA 1844            SANUKI
     YOSHITAKA (same as YOSHITAKA)


HYO-SHIN-SHI
     HIDEYO KO-KA 1844               EDO


HO-SHO-KEN
     TOSHIKUNI GEN-JI 1864           EDO

HOKKAI-TARO
     SADAMUNE AN-SEI 1854            SHIMOSA

HOKU-SHI
     MASATSUGU KO-KA 1844            MUSASHI

HOKU-SHIN-SHI
     HIROSHIGE AN-SEI 1854           ECHIGO

HO-DEN-SAI
     YOSHIFUMI KO-KA 1844            OMI
IPPO-SAI
     KANETORA BUN-KYU 1861           SHINANO

ICHI-RYO-SAI
     SADATOSHI GEN-JI 1864           RIKUZEN
     SADATOSHI (same as SADATOSHI)
     YOSHIMITSU KO-KA 1844           EDO

ICHI-RYU-SAI
     NAGAYOSHI Late MEI-JI           SHIMOTSUKE

ICHI-RYU-SHI
     NOBUHIDE BUN-KA 1804            TOSA
     YOSHISADA

IK-KAN-KEN
     YORIYUKI TEN-PO 1830            INABA (Also: IKKANSAI)

IK-KAN-SAI
     MASACHIKA BUN-KYU 1861          SHIZUOKA
     MASAYUKI BUN-KA 1804            SHINANO
     KIYOMARO (same as MASAYUKI)
     SHIGETOSHI KEI-O 1865           SURUGA/SHIZUOKA
     SHIGETSUGU TAI-SHO 1912         TOKYO
     YOSHIHIRO BUN-SEI 1818          EDO
     YOSHIKATSU TEN-PO 1830          EDO
     YOSHIMICHI KO-KA 1844           EDO
     YOSHITSUNE KO-KA 1844           EDO
     YORIYUKI TEN-PO 1830            INABA

IK-KAN-SHI
     TADATSUNA HO-EI 1704            OSAKA

IK-KAN-TEI
     RYUSHI TEN-PO 1830              OSAKA

IT-TAI-SHI
     MITSUHIDE BUN-KA 1804           TOTOMI
     KUNIYASU (same as MITSUHIDE)

IS-SHIN-SAI
     KANETORA BUN-KYU 1861           SHINANO

IS-SHIN-SAI
     MASATSUNE GEN-JI 1864           BUNGO
     MORITAKE MEI-JI 1868            RIKUZEN
     TSURA BUN-KA 1804               SHIMOTSUKE
     YOSHIKUNI MEI-JI                IWATE - MORIOKA

IS-SHIN-SHI
     MASAKAZU BUN-KYU 1861           EDO

IS-SHIN-SHI
     YOSHIKUNI MEI-JI                MORIOKA

IS-SUI-SEI
     TSUNENORI KA-EI 1848            ECHIGO

IS-SEN-SAI
     HIROSHIGE BUN-KYU 1861          EDO
     MUNETSUGU BUN-KYU 1861          EDO

IT-TETSU-SAI
     DAIDO(9) KO-KA 1844             ISE
     DAIMITSU KA-EI 1848             ISE

IS-SEN-SHI
     TOSHIAKI KO-KA 1844             RIKUCHU

IT-TOKU-SAI
     KUNITORA AN-SEI 1854            EDO
     KUNIHIKO (same as KUNITORA)
     SUKENORI KEI-O 1865             KAI

INARI-MARU
     KANEMICHI GEN-ROKU 1688         YAMASHIRO




KAI-SHIN-BO
     KIYOOKI KYO-HO 1716             SATSUMA

GA-RYU-SAI
     MUNEYOSHI AN-SEI 1854           TOSA

KAKU-SAI
     TOSHIMUNE AN-SEI 1854           SHIMOSA

GASSHO-KEN
     TADATSUNA MEI-REKI 1655         OSAKA

GAN-SHO-SAI - KA-EI 1848             TOSA

GI-DEN-SAI
     HIROMICHI GEN-JI 1864           ISE

GI-MYO-SAI or GI-MIN-SAI
     FUSANOBU KEI-O 1865             OMI

GI-MEN-SAI
     DAIDO KA-EI 1848                ISE
     HIROFUSA KA-EI 1848             ISE

KI-YO-SHI
     YOSHITOSHI KYO-HO 1716          HIZEN

GYOKO-NYUDO (YUKITAKA-NYUDO)
     BOKUSEN KAN-BUN 1661            OWARI
KYO-RYU-SHI
     HIROTSUGU GEN-JI 1864           ISE

KIN-RYU-SHI
     KUNISUKE KO-KA 1844             AKI
     KUNISUMI KO-KA 1844             AKI

GYOKU-RIN-SHI
     TERUHIRO AN-SEI 1854            MUSASHI
     TERUKAZU or HIDEKAZU (same as TERUHIRO)

GYOKU-SHIN-SAI or GYOKU-HITSU-SAI
     MASAKAGE BUN-SEI 1818           EDO

KIN-SEI-MARU
     TERUNAGA (HIDENAGA) KEI-O 1865  MUSASHI

GIN-RYU-SHI - KEI-O 1865             SAGAMI


KEN-SEI-SHI
     SADAHARU KEI-O 1865             SETTSU

KEI-SHIN-SAI
     NAOMASA KEI-O 1865              IWASHIRO

KEN-RYU-SHI
     HIDESHIGE AN-SEI 1854           EDO
     NAGASHIGE BUN-KA 1804           SENDAI
     TOSHIYUKI KA-EI 1848            INABA

KEN-RYU-SHI
     SADAKIYO KEI-O 1865             SETTSU

KEN-RYU-SHI
     MORIKAZU MEI-JI                 SUWO

GEN-RYU-SHI
     TOSHINAGA KA-EI 1848            KOZUKE


KO-KEN-SAI
     SADAKAZU AN-SEI 1854            OSAKA

KO-AMI-NYUDO
     NOBUKUNI KAN-EI 1624            CHIKUZEN

KO-SAN-SHI
     HIDEYO TEN-MEI 1781             YONEZAWA

GO-CHU-SAI
     YOSHIMICHI TEN-PO 1830          ECHIGO

KO-YU-SAI
     TOSHIMASA MEI-JI                
MAN-JITSU-SHI or MAN-SHIN-SHI
     KUNIMUNE BUN-KYU 1861           HIGO
     KUNIYUKI KEI-O 1865             HIGO

MAMPO-SHI
     KUNIKANE KEI-O 1865             HIGO
     KUNIYUKI TEN-PO 1830            HIGO




MYO-ICHI-UMPO
     KANEMITSU AN-SEI 1854           INABA

MIN-RYU-SHI
     TOSHIZANE BUN-KA 1804           INABA




MUSASHI TARO
     YASUKUNI KYO-HO 1716            EDO
     YASUSADA KYO-HO 1716            EDO
NAN-KAI-TARO
     TOMOTAKA BUN-SEI 1818           YAMASHIRO
RYU-UN-SAI
     KATSUTOSHI MEI-JI               ECHIGO

RYO-SAI
     KAZUNAO GEN-JI 1864             DEWA
     SHISAI (same as KAZUNAO)

RYU-KEN
     KAZUHIDE AN-SEI 1854            U-SHU

RYU-JO-SHI
     YOSHITO KO-KA 1844              EDO

RYU-SEN-SAI
     KOREKAZU MEI-JI                 EDO
     KAZUTOSHI (same as KOREKAZU)

RYU-SEN-SHI
     HIROTAKA KAN-EN 1748            OSAKA
     TAKEKUNI GEN-JI 1864            BINGO
RYU-HAN-KEN
     TAKANARI BUN-KA 1804            SANUKI

RYU-EN-SHI
     TOSHITSUNA BUN-SEI 1818         HOKI
     YASUKAZU KYO-WA 1801            SATSUMA

RYU-MIN-SAI
     KANEYUKI MEI-JI                 MINO

RYO-UN-KEN
     YOSHITOSHI MEI-JI               HOKI

RYU-SAI-SHI
     MASASHIGE(1) BUN-SEI 1818       NAGATO
     MASASHIGE(2) KA-EI 1848         NAGATO



SAN-GETSU-KYO-SHI
     NOBUTAKA KAN-BUN 1661           OWARI


SEI-UN-SHI
     MORIHISA BUN-KYU 1861           SUWO

SEI-KO-SAI
     MUNESHIGE TEN-PO 1830           RIKUOKU

SEI-SHIN-SAI
     MUNEYOSHI GEN-JI 1864           EDO

SEI-SHIN-SAI
     MORICHIKA GEN-JI 1864           EDO
     MORITSUGU AN-SEI 1854           MUSASHI

SEI-SHIN-SHI
     NAOCHIKA TEN-PO 1830            SHINANO

SEI-SHIN-SHI
     MASAYUKI KEI-O 1865             HITACHI
     SADATOSHI GEN-JI 1864           MITO

SEI-SHIN-SHI
     TAKATOSHI - origin unknown

SEI-HYO-SHI
     SUKEHIDE BUN-SEI 1818           TOSA

SEI-RYU-KEN and SEI-RYU-SAI
     MUNETSUGU BUN-KYU 1861          ISE
SEI-RYU-SHI
     IYENAGA MEI-JI                  IZUMO
     KANETSUGU GEN-JI 1864           RIKUZEN
     KUNITAKE KEI-O 1865             EDO
     MORIHIRO KEI-O 1865             SUWO
     MORITOSHI KA-EI 1848            SUWO
     TSUGUHIRA KYO-HO 1716           EDO

SEI-RYO-SAI
     MUNETSUGU BUN-KYU 1861          EDO

SEN-RYU-SHI
     MORIHIDE BUN-KYU 1861           NAGATO

SEN-SHIN-SHI
     NAOYOSHI KEI-O 1865             EDO



JI-GAN-BO

JI-GEN-BO
     KIYOOKI KYO-HO 1716             SATSUMA

SHU-SUI-SHI
     HIDEOKI KA-EI 1848              ECHIGO
     SUKENAO KA-EI 1848              BIZEN

SHU-SAI
     KAZUNAO KEI-O 1865              UZEN
     RYOSAI (same as KAZUNAO)

SHUN-SHU-SHI
     SADAYOSHI BUN-KA 1804           YA-SHU

SHUN-ZO-BO
     TOSHIYASU BUN-MEI 1469          MINO

JO-UN-SAI
     ENSHIN TAI-SHO 1912             TOKYO
     MASAHIRO TAI-SHO 1912           TOKYO

JO-UN-SHI
     MASAZANE TAI-SHO 1912           TOKYO

SHO-KEN
     MOTOOKI BUN-KA 1804             AIZU

JO-KEI-SHI
     MASAAKI GEN-JI 1864             MIMASAKA

JO-KEI-SHI
     NAGAKUNI KEI-O 1865             IYO

SHI-KO-SHI
     TOSHIHIDE KAN-SEI 1789          TOSA

SHO-SAI
     NAGAMUNE EN-PO 1673             EDO

SHO-SAI - MATSUSAI
     MICHITOMI GEN-ROKU 1688         EDO

JO-SHO-SHI
     HISAYUKI TEN-PO 1830            EDO

SHO-SEI-SHI
     TERUHIDE KO-KA 1844             TOSA

SHO-HO-KEN
     YOSHIYUKI KA-EI 1848            IZUMO

SHO-RYU-SAI
     KUNIMUNE KO-KA 1848             AIZU

SHIN-KEI
     TANEMITSU KEI-O 1865            EDO

SHIN-SAI
     MUNEKAZU GEN-JI 1864            EDO

SHIN-SEI-SHI
     KANEYOSHI MEI-JI                MINO

SHIN-RYU-SHI
     HARUSHIGE BUN-SEI 1818 - origin obscure

SHIN-RYU-SHI
     YOSHITADA Late MEI-JI  UTSUNOMIYA JU SHIMOTSUKE

SHIN-RYU-SHI
     MASAAKI TEN-PO 1830

SHIN-RIN-SHI
     KAGEKATSU KA-EI 1848            MUSASHI
     KATSUKAZU BUN-SEI 1818          KOZUKE
     YOSHIKAZU (same as KATSUKAZU)



SO-RYU-SHI
     NAOMITSU AN-SEI 1854            SENDAI
     TAMATERU TEN-PO 1830            SENDAI
     TAMATERU(2) TEN-PO 1830         SENDAI


SUI-UN-SHI
     HIDEHARU KO-KA 1844             TOSA

SUI-O-SHI
     YUKIHIDE TEN-PO 1830            EDO

SUI-KAN-SHI
     SADAHIDE KO-KA 1844             EDO

SUI-SHIN-SHI
     HIDEYO AN-SEI 1854              EDO
     MASAHIDE BUN-KA 1804            EDO
     AMAHIDE (same as SUISHINSHI MASAHIDE)
     MASAHIRO KO-KA 1844             EDO
     SADAHIDE (same as MASAHIRO)
     MASATSUGU KO-KA 1844            EDO

SUI-SHIN-SHI
     AKIHIDE KYO-WA 1801

SUI-SHO-SHI
     AKIHIDE BUN-SEI 1818            EDO

SUI-CHOKU-SHI
     YASUHIDE GEN-JI 1864

SUI-CHO-SHI
     MASAZANE BUN-SEI 1818           ISE

SUI-YU-SHI
     SADAKAZU MEI-JI                 OSAKA

SUI-RYU-SHI
     MASAKIYO KO-KA 1844             KAZUSA

ZUI-DAN-SHI
     TSUNETSUGU GEN-JI 1864          HITACHI




TAI-KEI
     NAOTANE BUN-SEI 1818            EDO

DAI-RYU-SHI
     KUNITANE BUN-KYU 1861           MUSASHI

TAI-RYU-SAI
     SOKAN BUN-KYU 1861              EDO

TAI-RYU-SHI
     HIROTSUGU BUN-KYU 1861          EDO
TAN-KA-SAI
     MASASHIGE BUN-SEI 1818          O-SHU

TAN-KA-NYUDO
     UJISHIGE MEI-WA 1764            HARIMA



TESSHIN-SAI
     SADAHIDE BUN-SEI 1818           EDO

TESSUI-SHI
     KUNIHIDE TEN-PO 1830            ECHIGO

TETSU-SHU-SHI
     MASAOKI BUN-SEI 1818            



TEN-NEN-SHI
     MASAHIRA BUN-SEI 1818           SATSUMA
     MASAMOCHI KAN-SEI 1789
     TAKAAKI AN-SEI 1854
     TOSHIMASA AN-SEI 1854           SHINANO
     KANRI (same as TOSHIMASA - YAMAMURA SANEO, first signature)

TEN-RYU-SHI
     HISAKAZU BUN-KYU 1861           ISE
     MASATAKA TEN-PO 1830            OSAKA



TO-UN-SHI
     KANEMITSU AN-SEI 1854           EDO

TO-RYU-SHI
     MASAMORI MEI-JI                 IZUMO



UN-RYU-SAI
     YOSHITSUGU KEI-O 1865           ECHIZEN

UN-RYU-SAI
     YOSHITERU KEI-O 1865            ECHIGO

UN-RYU-SHI
     NAOYUKI AN-SEI 1854             SHIMOTSUKE
     SADAKAZU MEI-JI                 OSAKA
     SADAOKI AN-SEI 1854
     YOSHIMASA KA-EI 1848            SHINANO
     YOSHITORA AN-SEI 1854           YAMASHIRO

UN-KU-SHI
     TOMOTAKA AN-SEI 1865            YAMASHIRO
     TOMOTAKA (same as TOMOTAKA)

UN-SEN-SHI
     SADAHIDE BUN-KYU 1861           OSAKA

UN-JU
     HISANAGA GEN-JI 1864            EDO
     KOREKAZU KO-KA 1844             EDO
     TOSHITANE AN-SEI 1854           EDO




YO-JO-SHI - YO-SEI-SHI
     TAKAHARU BUN-KA 1804            SANUKI




YU-UN-SAI
     SANEO BUN-KYU 1861              SHINANO

YU-GEN-SAI
     YUKIMITSU GEN-JI 1864           EDO

YU-SHA-KEN
     SANEO BUN-KYU 1861              SHINANO 
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