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During the Meiji era, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. Maps of Japan and Chikugo Province were reformed in the 1870s.
is the name of a former province of Japan in the area that is today the southern part of Fukuoka Prefecture on Kyūshū. It was sometimes called or , with Chikuzen Province. Chikugo was bordered by
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was an old province of Japan in the area of the Saga and Nagasaki prefectures. It was sometimes called , with Higo Province. Hizen bordered on the provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo. The province was included in Saikaidō. It did not incl ...
, Chikuzen, Bungo, and Higo Provinces.
History
The ancient capital of the province was located near the modern city of Kurume, Fukuoka. During the Edo period the province was divided into two fiefs: the Tachibana clan held the southern fief atYanagawa
is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
As of April 30, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 71,848, with 24,507 households and a population density of 934.55 persons per km². The total area is 76.88 km².
On March 21, ...
, and the Arima clan held the northern fief at Kurume.
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* 1359 (''Enbun 4''): Battle of Chikugo River (''Chikugogawa''), Ashikaga gain a military victory. * 1361 (''Enbun 6'') : Imperial forces led byKikuchi Takemitsu was a general in the Nanboku-chō period of Japanese history. Takemitsu was the 9th son of Kikuchi Taketoki, and fought on the side of Emperor Go-Daigo as his father had done, a strong and dependable ally to Prince Kaneyoshi (懐良親王, also k ...
capture Dazaifu.
Shrines and temples
''Kōra taisha
is a Shinto shrine in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
History
Kōra was founded in the fifth century. The shrine is mentioned in the Engishiki and was one of the most important shrines in Chikugo Province.
Buildings
The torii of 1654 and ...
'' was the chief Shinto shrine
A is a structure whose main purpose is to house ("enshrine") one or more ''kami'', the deities of the Shinto religion.
Overview
Structurally, a Shinto shrine typically comprises several buildings.
The '' honden''Also called (本殿, meani ...
(''ichinomiya
is a Japanese historical term referring to the Shinto shrines with the highest rank in a province. Shrines of lower rank were designated , , , and so forth. ''Encyclopedia of Shinto'' ''Ichi no miya'' retrieved 2013-5-14.
The term gave rise t ...
'') of Chikugo.
; retrieved 2012-10-26.
Historical districts
* Fukuoka Prefecture ** Ikuha District (生葉郡) – merged with Takeno District to become Ukiha District (浮羽郡) on February 26, 1896 ** Kamitsuma District (上妻郡) – merged with Shimotsuma District to become Yame District (八女郡) on February 26, 1896 ** Mihara District (御原郡) – merged with former Mii (御井郡) and Yamamoto Districts to become a new and expanded Mii District (三井郡) on February 26, 1896 ** Mii District (pre-1896) (御井郡) – absorbed Mihara and Yamamoto Districts to become a new and expanded Mii District (三井郡) on February 26, 1896 **Miike District
was a Districts of Japan, district located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 14,525 and a population density, density of 354.18 persons per km2. The total area was 41.01 km2.
Former tow ...
(三池郡) – dissolved
** Mizuma District (三潴郡)
** Shimotsuma District (下妻郡) – merged with Kamitsuma District to become Yame District on February 26, 1896
** Takeno District (竹野郡) – merged with Ikuha District to become Ukiha District on February 26, 1896
** Yamamoto District
is a rural district located in Akita Prefecture, Japan.
At present time (as of August 2013), the district has an estimated population of 29,254 and an area of 764.27 km2. All of the city of Noshiro was formerly part of Yamamoto District. ...
(山本郡) – merged with former Mii (御井郡) and Mihara Districts to become a new and expanded Mii District (三井郡) on February 26, 1896
** Yamato District (山門郡) – dissolved
See also
*Kurume Domain
was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was associated with Chikugo Province in modern-day Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyushu.
In the han system, Kurume was a political and economic abstraction based on periodic cadastral surveys a ...
* Yanagawa Domain
was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was associated with Chikugo Province in modern-day Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyushu.
In the han system, Yanagawa was a political and economic abstraction based on periodic cadastral surveys ...
* Miike Domain
was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was associated with Chikugo Province in modern-day Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyushu.
In the han system, Miike was a political and economic abstraction based on periodic cadastral surveys ...
Notes
References
* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)''Japan encyclopedia''.
Cambridge:
Harvard University Press
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. OCLC 58053128
External links
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