Mutsu Province
province of Japan
Mutsu Province (陸奥国, Mutsu no kuni), also known as Michinoku,[1]was an old province of Japan in the area of Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori Prefectures on the island of Honshū.[2] It was also known as Ōshū (奥州)[3] or Rikushū (陸州).[2]
History
The boundaries of Mutsu were formally established during the reigns of Empress Genshō and Empress Kōken.[4]
- 712 (Wadō 5), Mutsu was separated from Dewa Province.[5]
- 801 (Enryaku 20): Mutsu was conquered by Sakanoue no Tamuramaro.[6]
- 1051 (Eishō 6): In Michinoku, the Nine Years War (1051–1062) begins. Minamoto no Yoriyoshi is named governor of Mutsu and he is given the title chinjufu shōgun..[1]
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. Maps of Japan and Mutsu Province were reformed in the 1870s.[8]
Shrines and Temples
Tsutsukowake jinja and Shiogama jinja were the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Mutsu. [9]
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References
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