Harima Province
Harima Province (播磨国, Harima no kuni) or Banshū (播州) was a province of Japan in the part of Honshū that is the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture.[1] Harima bordered on Tajima, Tanba, Settsu, Bizen, and Mimasaka Provinces. Its capital was Himeji.
During the Edo period of Japanese history, the Akō Domain (fief) was part of Harima. The Forty-seven rōnin were samurai of Akō han. Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, a shipbuilder and major Boeing engine subcontractor gets its name from the province.
Contents
1 History
2 Temples and shrines
3 Historical districts
4 Notes
5 References
6 External links
History
Harima Province was established in 7th century.
During the Meiji Restoration, Himeji Prefecture was established with the whole area of Harima Province as the territory. Himeji Prefecture was renamed to Shikama prefecture, and Shikama Prefecture was transferred to Hyōgo Prefecture finally.
Temples and shrines
Iwa jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Harima.
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Historical districts
Hyōgo Prefecture
Akashi District (明石郡) - dissolved
Akō District (赤穂郡)
Innan District (印南郡) - dissolved
Issai District (揖西郡) - merged with Ittō District to become Ibo District (揖保郡) on April 1, 1896
Ittō District (揖東郡) - merged with Issai District to become Ibo District on April 1, 1896
Jinsai District (神西郡) - merged with Jintō District to become Kanzaki District (神崎郡) on April 1, 1896
Jintō District (神東郡) - merged with Jinsai District to become Kanzaki District on April 1, 1896
Kako District (加古郡)
Kamo District (賀茂郡)
Kasai District (加西郡) - dissolved
Katō District (加東郡) - dissolved
Mino District (美嚢郡) - dissolved
Sayō District (佐用郡)
Shikisai District (飾西郡) - merged with Shikitō District to become Shikama District (飾磨郡) on April 1, 1896
Shikitō District (飾東郡) - merged with Shikisai District to become Shikama District on April 1, 1896
Shisō District (宍粟郡) - dissolved
Taka District (多可郡)
Notes
^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Harima" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 290, p. 290, at Google Books.
^ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3; retrieved 2012-11-20.
References
Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
External links
Media related to Harima Province at Wikimedia Commons
- Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903
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