Keno Province

Keno or Kenu (Japanese毛野国, Keno / Kenu no kuni ) was an old province of Japan in ancient times. It extended over the modern prefectures of Gunma and Tochigi.

Sometime before 700 it was split into the provinces Shimo-tsu-Keno/Kenu (Eng. "Under Keno " ) in the east and Kami-tsu-Keno/Kenu (Eng. " upper Keno " ) to the west. Both were later combined as Moshu (毛州, dt " Keno provinces " ) respectively.

In the field of Kami -tsu - Keno is a variety of Kofun ( grave mound ). Those from the 4th century are 120-130 feet long, which were replaced in the 5th century by larger ones. The most important are the 171 m long Sengenyama - Kofun (浅间山古坟) in Takasaki from the early 5th century, the 165 m long Bessho - Chausuyama - Kofun (别所茶臼山古坟) something in Ōta later and the 210 m long TENJINYAMA - Kofun (天神山古坟) also. Ōta in from the middle of the 5th century Since the following are smaller again, Kami- tsu - keno or keno was incorporated if possible at this time in the Yamato Empire ( Japan).

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