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1374:Higashikuni
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1060:, 1868–1912
1050:, 1868–1947
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417:Araki Sadao
376:Kaga Domain
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1544:Hashimoto
1495:Takeshita
1485:Z. Suzuki
1467:T. Fukuda
1457:K. Tanaka
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1408:Shōwa era
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1283:Wakatsuki
1278:Hamaguchi
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1524:Miyazawa
1490:Nakasone
1480:(acting)
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