Kazusa Province

Kazusa (Jap.上 総 国, Kazusa no kuni ) was an old province of Japan upstream in the field of Tokyo Boso Peninsula of the island of Honshu in today's Chiba Prefecture. Kazusa bordered on Awa Province and the province Shimousa. Together with Shimousa it is also called Soshu (総 州).

History

The province was created in the 7th century by splitting the old province Fusa (総 国) in the provinces of Kami- tsu - fusa ( " upper Fusa " ) and Shimo- tsu - fusa ( " sub - Fusa "). Towards the end of the 7th century, however, the dialect variants Kazusa and Shimousa prevailed. According to their geographic positions Kazusa was also Nanso (南 総, dt " South Fusa " ) and Shimousa also Hokusō (北 総, dt " North Fusa " ) called. Under Nanso also Awa is involved occasionally.

On the 2nd day of the 5th lunar month 718, the southern part with the districts ( kori ) Asahina was (朝 夷 郡today: Asai -gun ), Awa (安 房 郡) Heguri (平 群 郡today: Hei -gun ) and Nagasa (长 狭 郡) separated as a new province of Awa. On the 10th day of the 12th lunar month, 741 this was again, however, already 757 spun again. 1897, these were all combined to Awa -gun.

Provincial capital and temple

The capital ( Kokufu ) was probably in Ichihara. While the provincial temple of monks (35 ° 29 ' 49 "N, 140 ° 6' 40 " O35.496932140.111148 ) and the nuns (35 ° 30 '1 " N, 140 ° 7' 6" O35.500238140.118299 ) were excavated, is the exact location of the administrative headquarters unknown. There are 3 candidates:

From the Sengoku period, the region was controlled by the Kazusa Otaki Otaki castle from.

Fief

Ichihara, Chiba Iino Matsudaira clan Kuroda clan Aki Province Awa Province (Tokushima) Awaji Province Bingo Province Bizen Province Bungo Province Buzen Province Chikugo Province Chikuzen Province Ugo Province Uzen Province Echizen Province Hida Province Higo Province Hitachi Province Hizen 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 Tsushima 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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