Hizen Province

Hizen (Japanese肥 前 国, Hizen no kuni ) was an old province of Japan. Bordered on Chikugo provinces and Chikuzen. Today, the area is divided between the Prefecture Saga Prefecture and Nagasaki, Nagasaki also received added regions of the province of Tsushima and Iki Province.

The province was created from the splitting of the province of Hi in the provinces of Hizen ( " front - Hi" ) and Higo ( "Behind -Hi "). Higo was mentioned here for the first time for the year in Shoku Nihongi 696.

The old provincial capital ( Kokufu ) was near the city of Yamato, Saga. Toyotomi Hideyoshi commanded the invasion of Korea from the city of Nagoya in Hizen. The Shimabara Rebellion took place here. In the Sengoku period, the region was divided among many daimyo, the richest of them had their strongholds in the saga.

33.161388888889129.94861111111Koordinaten: 33 ° N, 130 ° E

Aki · Awa ( Kantō ) · Awa ( Shikoku ) · Awaji · Bingo · Bitchū Bizen · · · Bungo Buzen Chikugo · · · Chikuzen Dewa · ( Ugo · Uzen 1869-1872 ) · Echigo Echizen · · · Etchu Harima · · Hida Higo · Hitachi · Hizen Hoki · · · Hyūga Iga · Iki · Inaba Ise · · Iwaki ( 718-724 ) · · Iwami Iwase ( 718-724 ) · · Iyo Izu · Izumi Izumo · · Kaga · Kai · Kawachi · · Kazusa Kii · Kozuke Mikawa · · · Mimasaka Mino · Musashi · Mutsu · ( Iwaki Iwashiro · · · Rikuchu Rikuo · Rikuzen 1869-1872 ) · Nagato Noto · · · Oki Ōmi Ōsumi · · ( Tane 702-824 ) · · Ryukyu Owari (1872 -1879 ) Sado · · · Sagami Sanuki Satsuma · · · Settsu Shima · · Shimousa Shimotsuke · Shinano · ( Suwa 721-731 ) · · Suo Suruga Tajima · · · Tango · Tamba Tosa · Tōtōmi · · Tsushima Wakasa · · Yamashiro Yamato · ( Yoshino 716-738 )

Chishima Hidaka · · · Iburi Ishikari Kitami · · · Kushiro Nemuro Oshima · · · Shiribeshi Teshio · Tokachi

Fusa · Hi · Keno · Kibi · · Koshi Kumaso (?) · · Toyo Tsukushi

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Chikuzen Province Tsushima Province Higo Province Aki Province Awa Province (Tokushima) Awaji Province Bingo Province Bizen Province Bungo Province Buzen Province Uzen Province Echizen Province Hida Province Hitachi Province Iga Province Inaba Province Ise Province Iwaki Province (718) Iwami Province Iwase Province Iyo Province Izu Province Kaga Province Kii Province Mikawa Province Mimasaka Province Musashi Province Rikuzen Province Nagato Province Noto Province Oki Province Tane Province Owari Province Sado Province Sagami Province Sanuki Province Satsuma Province Settsu Province Shima Province Shinano Province Suwa Province Suruga Province Tajima Province Tamba Province Tosa Province Wakasa Province Yamashiro Province Yamato Province Yoshino Province Hidaka Province Iburi Province Ishikari Province Kitami Province Kushiro Province Nemuro Province Oshima Province Shiribeshi Province Teshio Province Tokachi Province Koshi Province
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