Mimasaka Province
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Mimasaka Province (美作国 Mimasaka-no kuni) or Sakushu (作州 Sakushū) was an old province of Japan in the area of Okayama Prefecture on the island of Honshū.[1]
The province had borders with Bitchū, Bizen, Harima, Hōki, and Inaba Provinces.
The ancient capital city of the province was Tsuyama.
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History [change]
In 713 (Wadō 6, 3rd month), the land of Mimasaka was separated from Bizen Province.[2]
Mimasaka was the home of the samurai Miyamoto Musashi who is known for writing The Book of Five Rings.[3]
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Mimasaka Province were reformed in the 1870s.[4]
Shrines and Temples [change]
Nakayama jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Mimasaka. [5]
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References [change]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Mimasaka" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 631.
- ↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 64.
- ↑ Tarver, D. E. (2004). The Book of Five Rings, p. xvii.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3; retrieved 2012-1-17.
Other websites [change]
Media related to Mimasaka Province at Wikimedia Commons- Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903
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