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. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)
"Toki," ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 61
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Toki Masafusa was a Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku period. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Toki," ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 61 retrieved 2013-5-9. Masafusa was the son ...

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Saitō Dōsan , also known as Saitō Toshimasa (斎藤利政), was a Japanese samurai during the Sengoku period. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"Saitō Dōsan"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 809. He was also known as the for his ruthless tactics. His hono ...

. Yorinari was the father of Toki Jirō who was killed by Saitō. Yoshiyori was the father of Toki Yoshitatsu (1527–1561), who went into exile in 1542.Fróis, Luís (1976)
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