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{{nihongo|'''Kibi Province'''|吉備国|Kibi no kuni}} was a [[Provinces of Japan|ancient province]] or region of [[Japan]], in the same area as [[Okayama Prefecture]] and eastern [[Hiroshima Prefecture]].<ref>Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Kibi''" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 512|page=512}}; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'' [http://dispatch.opac.ddb.de/DB=4.1/PPN?PPN=128842709 Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File].</ref> |
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It was divided into [[Bizen Province|Bizen]] (備前), [[Bitchu Province|Bitchū]] (備中), and [[Bingo Province|Bingo]] (備後) Provinces in the late 7th century, and [[Mimasaka Province]] was separated from [[Bizen Province]] in the 8th century. The first three provinces took a kanji from the name of Kibi, and added ''zen'', ''chū'', and ''go'' ("near," "middle," and "far") according to their distance from the capital region. |
It was divided into [[Bizen Province|Bizen]] (備前), [[Bitchu Province|Bitchū]] (備中), and [[Bingo Province|Bingo]] (備後) Provinces in the late 7th century, and [[Mimasaka Province]] was separated from [[Bizen Province]] in the 8th century. The first three provinces took a kanji from the name of Kibi, and added ''zen'', ''chū'', and ''go'' ("near," "middle," and "far") according to their distance from the capital region. |
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* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). [http://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&client=firefox-a ''Japan encyclopedia.''] Cambridge: [[Harvard University Press]]. 10-ISBN 0-674-01753-6; 13-ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58053128?referer=di&ht=edition OCLC 58053128] |
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Revision as of 04:58, 14 June 2011
Kibi Province (吉備国, Kibi no kuni) was a ancient province or region of Japan, in the same area as Okayama Prefecture and eastern Hiroshima Prefecture.[1]
It was divided into Bizen (備前), Bitchū (備中), and Bingo (備後) Provinces in the late 7th century, and Mimasaka Province was separated from Bizen Province in the 8th century. The first three provinces took a kanji from the name of Kibi, and added zen, chū, and go ("near," "middle," and "far") according to their distance from the capital region.
See also
Notes
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kibi" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 512, p. 512, at Google Books; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File.
References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 10-ISBN 0-674-01753-6; 13-ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
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