Yasui
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The house of Yasui was one of the Four houses.
The heads of the House of Yasui (安井家) (1612-1903):
1 | Santetsu | 算哲 | 8-Dan | 1612-1644 |
2 | Sanchi | 算知 | Meijin | 1644-1696 |
heir | Shunchi | 春知 | 6-Dan | 1674-1686 |
3 | Chitetsu | 知哲 | 7-Dan | 1696-1700 |
4 | Senkaku | 仙角 | 8-Dan | 1700-1737 |
heir | Chisen | 知仙 | 6-Dan | 1727-1728 |
5 | Shuntetsu | 仙角 (春哲) | 8-Dan | 1737-1775 |
6 | Sentetsu | 仙哲 | 7-Dan | 1775-1780 |
7 | Senchi | 仙知 (仙角,大仙知) | 8-Dan | 1780-1814 |
8 | Chitoku[1] | 仙知 (知得) | 8-Dan | 1814-1838 |
9 | Sanchi | 算知 | 7-Dan | 1838-1858 |
10 | Sanei | 算英 | 7-Dan | 1858-1903 |
From the fifth Yasui to the tenth, they were known as Yasui Senkaku 安井仙角 when actually head of the house (see iemoto system).
[1] Real name Nakano Chitoku, he took as retirement name Senchi, and so did his predecessor.