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1039:Katō Tsune
981:Seishin-ni
778:Katō Danzō
415:Ii Naomasa
146:References
1441:Julia Ota
1395:Yoshihime
1250:Matsuhime
1215:Keigin-ni
1190:Irohahime
1145:Lady Chaa
1140:Asahihime
1130:Lady Acha
1094:Oni Gozen
1019:Ikeda Sen
966:Onamihime
853:and other
615:Swordsmen
400:Hōjō Sōun
165:Routledge
116:myougouka
81:Hojo clan
71:Influence
1478:See also
1459:Wang Zhi
1375:Tokuhime
1355:Tobai-in
1335:Seien-in
1310:Ono Otsū
1255:Megohime
1245:Kyōun'in
1200:Jukei-ni
1099:Shigashi
1029:Kamehime
951:Miyohime
693:Advisers
253:Go-Yōzei
248:Ōgimachi
140:Ono Otsū
134:See also
128:Amitābha
120:acrostic
106:and the
1380:Tōshōin
1350:Sentōin
1345:Senhime
1340:Seikōin
1220:Kitsuno
1135:Akohime
1024:Kaihime
243:Go-Nara
230:Emperor
223:periods
217:Sengoku
1469:Yasuke
1295:Ohatsu
1270:Nōhime
1230:Kōzōsu
1155:Gōhime
1064:Myōrin
946:Chacha
898:Rennyo
336:daimyō
333:Other
295:Shōgun
265:daimyō
171:
1320:Rikei
1285:Oichi
1089:Omasa
1059:Myōki
851:Monks
741:Ninja
28:Rikei
1365:Tomo
1290:Oinu
1280:Oeyo
961:Nene
883:Jion
695:and
219:and
169:ISBN
98:The
87:and
45:poet
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167:.
163:.
43:,
34:理慶
208:e
201:t
194:v
177:.
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