was an ancient province of

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, in the area of Chikuzen and Chikugo provinces. This province was located within

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. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Chikuzen''" in , "''Chikugo''" at . It was sometimes called .

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References

* Asiatic Society of Japan. (1874). ''Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan.'' Yokohama: The Society
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* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia.''
Cambridge:

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