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Iwami Province
was an old province of Japan in the area that is today the western part of Shimane Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Iwami bordered Aki, Bingo, Izumo, Nagato, and Suō provinces. In the Heian period (794–1192) the capital was at modern-day Hamada. In the Kamakura period (1192–1333) the Masuda clan belonged to the Minamoto clan ( Genji) and conquered Iwami Province. From the sixteenth century onwards it played an important role in the economic history of East Asia as a major source of silver silver. History During the Muromachi and Sengoku periods, the battles were very furious in this area. At first, the Masuda clan was in alliance with the Ōuchi clan in neighboring Suō, but later the Masuda clan belonged to the Mōri clan in neighboring Aki. Maps of Japan and Iwami Province were reformed in the 1870s when the prefecture system was introduced. At the same time, the province continued to exist for some purposes. For example, Iwami is explicitly recognized in t ...
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Provinces Of Japan-Iwami
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The term ''province'' has since been adopted by many countries. In some countries with no actual provinces, "the provinces" is a metaphorical term meaning "outside the capital city". While some provinces were produced artificially by colonial powers, others were formed around local groups with their own ethnic identities. Many have their own powers independent of central or federal authority, especially in Canada and Pakistan. In other countries, like China or France, provinces are the creation of central government, with very little autonomy. Etymology The English word ''province'' is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French , which itself comes from the Latin word , which referred to the sphere o ...
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Muromachi Period
The is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate (''Muromachi bakufu'' or ''Ashikaga bakufu''), which was officially established in 1338 by the first Muromachi ''shōgun'', Ashikaga Takauji, two years after the brief Kenmu Restoration (1333–1336) of imperial rule was brought to a close. The period ended in 1573 when the 15th and last shogun of this line, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, was driven out of the capital in Kyoto by Oda Nobunaga. From a cultural perspective, the period can be divided into the Kitayama and Higashiyama cultures (later 15th – early 16th centuries). The early years from 1336 to 1392 of the Muromachi period are known as the '' Nanboku-chō'' or Northern and Southern Court period. This period is marked by the continued resistance of the supporters of Emperor Go-Daigo, the emperor behind the Kenmu Restoration. The Sengoku period or Warring States period, which begi ...
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Japanese Battleship Iwami
''Oryol'' (russian: Орёл, "Eagle"; also Orel, Orël) was a built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. The ship was completed after the start of the Russo-Japanese War in February 1904 and was assigned to the Second Pacific Squadron sent to the Far East six months later to break the Japanese blockade of Port Arthur. The Japanese captured the port while the squadron was in transit and their destination was changed to Vladivostok. ''Oryol'' was badly damaged during the Battle of Tsushima in May 1905 and surrendered to the Japanese, who put her into service under the name of ''Iwami'' ( ja, 石見). Reconstructed by the Japanese in 1905–1907, ''Iwami'' was reclassified by the Imperial Japanese Navy as a coastal defense ship in 1912. She participated in the Battle of Tsingtao at the beginning of World War I and supported the Japanese troops that landed in Siberia in 1918 during the Russian Civil War. ''Iwami'' was used as a training ship beg ...
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Ōchi District, Shimane
is a district located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 27,648 and a density of 30.10 persons per km2. The total area is 918.63 km2. Towns and villages * Kawamoto * Misato * Ōnan Mergers *On October 1, 2004 the towns of Iwami and Mizuho Mizuho () literally means "abundant rice" in Japanese and "harvest" in the figurative sense. It was also an ancient name of Japan. It might refer to: Places * Mizuho, Gifu, a city in Gifu * Mizuho, Tokyo, a town in Tokyo * Mizuho Plateau in A ..., and the village of Hasumi, Shimane, Hasumi merged to form the new town of Ōnan. *On October 1, 2004 the town of Ōchi, Shimane, Ōchi, and the village of Daiwa, Shimane, Daiwa merged to form the new town of Misato. *On October 1, 2004 the town of Sakurae, Shimane, Sakurae merged into the city of Gōtsu, Shimane, Gōtsu. Districts in Shimane Prefecture {{Shimane-geo-stub ...
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Nima District, Shimane
was a district located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 8,682 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ... of 83.93 persons per km2. The total area was 103.44 km2. Former towns and villages * Nima * Yunotsu Merger *On October 1, 2005 - the towns of Nima and Yunotsu was merged into the expanded city of Ōda. Nima District was dissolved as a result of this merger. Former districts of Shimane Prefecture {{Shimane-geo-stub ...
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Naka District, Shimane
was a district located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 17,618 and a density of 33.44 persons per km2. The total area was 526.92 km2. Former towns and villages * Asahi * Kanagi * Misumi * Yasaka Merger * On October 1, 2005 - the towns of Asahi, Kanagi, Misumi and Yasaka were merged into the expanded city of Hamada A hamada ( ar, حمادة, ) is a type of desert landscape consisting of high, largely barren, hard rocky plateaus, where most of the sand has been removed by deflation. The majority of the Sahara is in fact hamada. Other examples are Negev dese .... Naka District was dissolved as a result of this merger. Former districts of Shimane Prefecture {{Shimane-geo-stub ...
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Mino District, Shimane
was a district located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004, the population before dissolution was 4,315 with the total area of 432.72 km2. Former towns and villages ** Hikimi **Mito Merger *On November 1, 2004 - the towns of Hikimi and Mito were merged into the expanded city of Masuda. Therefore, Mino District was dissolved as a result of this merger. See also *List of dissolved districts of Japan A district of Japan is dissolved when all towns or villages in the district become cities or are merged into the city. The following is a list of dissolved districts of Japan. The date shown is the day the district was dissolved (i.e. the district ... Mino District {{shimane-geo-stub ...
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Kanoashi District, Shimane
is a district located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 17,879 and a density of 27.79 persons per km2. The total area is 643.38 km2. Towns and villages *Tsuwano * Yoshika Mergers *On September 25, 2005 the town of Nichihara merged into the town of Tsuwano is a town located in Kanoashi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of March 2017, the town has an estimated population of 7,478 and a density of 25.0 persons per km². The total area is 307.09 km². Description Tsuwano is remotely locate .... *On October 1, 2005 the town of Muikaichi and the village of Kakinoki merged to form the new town of Yoshika. Districts in Shimane Prefecture {{Shimane-geo-stub ...
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ...
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