Historic Honinbos

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This is a list of the historic Honinbos, including 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  算砂
 02. Sanetsu   8-Dan   1630-1658  算悦
 03. Doetsu    7-Dan   1658-1677  道悦
 04. Dosaku    Meijin  1677-1702  道策
 (h) Doteki    7-Dan  (1684-1690) 道的
 (h) Sakugen   7-Dan  (1692-1699) 策元
 05. Dochi     Meijin  1702-1727  道知
 06. Chihaku   6-Dan   1727-1733  知伯
 07. Shuhaku   6-Dan   1733-1741  秀伯
 08. Hakugen   6-Dan   1741-1754  伯元
 09. Satsugen  Meijin  1754-1788  察元
 10. Retsugen  8-Dan   1788-1808  烈元
 11. Genjo     8-Dan   1808-1827  元丈
 12. Jowa      Meijin  1827-1839  丈和
 13. Josaku    7-Dan   1839-1847  丈策
 14. Shuwa     8-Dan   1847-1873  秀和
 (h) Shusaku   7-Dan  (1848-1862) 秀策
 15. Shuetsu   6-Dan   1873-1879  秀悦
 16. Shugen    4-Dan   1879-1884  秀元
 17. Shuei     7-Dan   1884-1886  秀栄
 18. Shuho     8-Dan   1886       秀甫
 19. Shuei     Meijin  1887-1907  秀栄
 20. Shugen    6-Dan   1907-1908  秀元
 21. Shusai    Meijin  1908-1940  秀哉

Note: The 17th and 19th Honinbo are the same person, and the 16th and 20th are the same, too. Also from 1864-1884 Shuei had been head of the Hayashi school.

The Nihon Ki-in has recently started numbering those players who have qualified for the Honorary Honinbo title (by winning the Hon'inbo title five times in a row or ten times if not in a row) as a continuation of the above list, as follows:

 22. Takagawa Kaku   高川秀格
 23. Sakata Eio      坂田栄男
 24. Ishida Yoshio   石田芳夫
 25. Cho Chikun      趙治勲

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