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Iwami Salamander
Iwami may refer to: * Iwami Province (石見国), an old province of Japan * Iwami, Shimane (石見町), a former town in Shimane, Japan * Iwami, Tottori (岩美町), a town in Tottori, Japan * Iwami Airport in Shimane, Japan * Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine People with the surname *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese artist *, Japanese political pundit and journalist *, Japanese tennis player See also * Iwami Station (other) {{disambiguation, geo, surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |