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Historic Honinbos
    Keywords: Culture & History

The Historic Honinbos, with the heirs who did not succeed to the Head of the House (Heirs will not have a number before their use name):

01. Sansa Meijin 1612-1623
02. Sanetsu 8-Dan 1630-1658
03. Dotetsu 7-Dan 1658-1677
04. Dosaku Meijin 1677-1702
(h) Doteki 7-Dan (1684-1690)
(h) Sakugen 7-Dan (1692-1699)
05. Dochi Meijin 1702-1727
06. Chikaku 6-Dan 1727-1733
07. Shuhaku 6-Dan 1733-1741
08. Hakugan 6-Dan 1741-1754
09. Satsugen Meijin 1754-1788
10. Retsugen 8-Dan 1788-1808
11. Genjo 8-Dan 1808-1927
12. Jowa Meijin 1827-1839
13. Josalu 7-Dan 1839-1847
14. Shuwa 8-Dan 1847-1873
(h) Shusaku 7-Dan (1848-1862)
15. Shuetsu 6-Dan 1873-1879
16. Shugen 4-Dan 1879-1884
17. Shuei 7-Dan 1884-1886
18. Shuho 8-Dan 1886
19. Shuei Meijin 1887-1907
20. Shugen 6-Dan 1907-1914
21. Shusai Meijin 1914-1940

Note: The 17th and 19th Honinbo are the same person. Also from 1864-1884 Shuei had been head of the Hayashi school.



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