The records of court nobles including "Kugyo bunin" (directory of court nobles), "kokushi bunin" (directory of Kokushi [provincial governor]),"Kurodo bunin" (directory of chamberlain), "Benkan bunin" (directory of benkan [controller of the Oversight Department]), and "Ryakumyo dodai," the records of samurai families including "Shogun shikken (regent) sidai," "Kanto hyojoshu (a member of the Council of State) den," "Ryuei bunin (appointment)," and the records of temples including "Todaiji-bettoshidai (History of Todai-ji Temple betto),""Kofukuji Betto Shidai,""Tendai-zasu-ki" (Archives of Tendai-zasu), and "To-ji Choja Bunin" (records of the To-ji choja [the chief abbot of To-ji temple]) are well known.
公家では『公卿補任』・『国司補任』・『蔵人補任』・『弁官補任』・『歴名土代』など、武家では『将軍執権次第』・『関東評定衆伝』・『柳営補任』、寺院では『東大寺別当次第』・『興福寺別当次第』・『天台座主記』・『東寺長者補任』などが知られている。