Iwaki Province (718)
Iwaki Province (石城国 Iwaki-no kuni?) was an old province in the area that is today Fukushima Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture.[1]
History
This iteration of Iwaki Province lasted for a brief period of time in Nara period. Established in 718 with the division of Mutsu Province, it was composed of five district of Iwaki (石城), Shineha (標葉), Namekata (行方), Uta (宇太), Watari (曰理) and Kikuta (菊多). Only Kikuta district was given from Hitachi Province. Abolished and returned to Mutsu sometime between 722 and 724. Kikuta moved to Mutsu at that time.
See also
- Iwaki Province (1868), brief reconstitution.
Notes
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Iwaki" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 408, p. 408, at Google Books.
References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
Other websites
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This Fukushima Prefecture location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  |
This Japanese history–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
