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Encyclopedia > Iki Province

Iki (壱岐国 Iki no-kuni) was a province of Japan which occupied the entire area of Iki Island. It is also known as Ishu (壱州). Image File history File links Japan_prov_map_iki. ... Before the modern prefecture system was established, the land of Japan was divided into tens of kuni (国, countries), usually known in English as provinces. ... Iki Island (壱岐島) an island lying between the island of Kyushu and Tsushima in the Tsushima Strait. ...


Political History

Iki was also known by the names of Ichiki-no-kuni (一支国) and Itai-no-kuni (一大国) during the medieval times. The Sanguo Zhi recorded that about three thousand families founded the Itai Kingdom on Iki. [1] The Sānguó Zhì (Chinese 三国志, or 三國誌), variously translated as Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, Records of the Three States and Records of the Three Kingdoms, was the official and authoritative historical text on the Three Kingdoms Period compiled by Chen Shou during the Jin Dynasty (265-420). ...


The province ceased to exist upon the abolition of the han system in 1872 by the Meiji Emperor. The Iki province was subsequently merged with other former provinces to form the Nagasaki prefecture. Occurring in 1871, the abolition of the han system and establishment of the prefecture system (廃藩置県, haihan-chiken; hai abolish + han + chi set down + ken prefecture) was an act to replace the traditional han system and introduce new local government. ... Emperor Meiji (Mutsuhito) Mutsuhito (睦仁), the Meiji Emperor (明治天皇, literally Enlightened Rule Emperor) (3 November 1852–30 July 1912) was the 122nd Emperor of Japan. ... Oranda-zaka (Dutch Slope) in Nagasaki Castle in Shimabara The island of Hirado boasts a fine castle Nagasaki Prefecture (長崎県; Nagasaki-ken) is located on Kyushu island, Japan. ...


See also

Iki Island (壱岐島) an island lying between the island of Kyushu and Tsushima in the Tsushima Strait. ...

External links

  • (Japanese) Wokou chronicles

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Iki Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (216 words)
Iki (壱岐国;, Iki no-kuni) was a province of Japan which occupied the entire area of Iki Island.
The province ceased to exist upon the abolition of the han system in 1872 by the Meiji Emperor.
The Iki province was subsequently merged with other former provinces to form the Nagasaki prefecture.
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