Kibi Province

Kibi (Japanese吉 备 国, Kibi no kuni ) was an old province of Japan in ancient times, as well as a kingdom. It extended over the modern Okayama Prefecture and the eastern part of Hiroshima prefecture.

In the second half of the 7th century, the province was divided into the provinces of Bizen ( " front - Kibi " ), Bitchū ( " Central Kibi " ) and Bingo ( "Behind - Kibi "). These were collectively referred to as bishu (备 州, " Kibi Province (s )").

The oldest mention of Kibi is found in the realm chronicle Kojiki of 712 in describing the genesis of the Japanese islands, where the meaning of the name is unknown. This also mentions the Kibi during the reign of the legendary Tennō Qurei said to have reigned during the 3rd century BC, by his sons - Oho kibi -tsu - hiko ( " great prince of Kibi " ) and waka - hiko - said to have been conquered take- kibi -tsu - hiko ( " the young Prince and courageous Prince of Kibi ").

It is certain that Kibi was originally an independent kingdom and early control of the Yamato kingdom came (later Japanese government ). Due to its position on the Seto Inland Sea, it probably controlled the trade routes between northern Kyushu and Kinki (the center Yamato ). In the field Kibis a variety of Kofun ( burial mounds ), of which the Tsukuriyama Kofun (造 山 古坟) find protrudes 350-360 m length as the fourth largest in Japan. This dates from the early 5th century, so that the size indicates a special position Kibis for that period, even if it was part of Yamato. However, the thesis does the Kibi at this time still a kingdom (also said Kofun because comparatively little mention in the Reich chronicles place) and the Kofun thus a royal grave was.

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