Chikuzen (筑前国; Chikuzen no kuni) was an
old provinceBefore the modern prefecture system was established, the land of Japan was divided into tens of kuni , usually known in English as provinces. Each province was divided into gun ....
of
Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
in the area that is today part of
Fukuoka Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....
on
Kyūshūor Kyushu is the 3rd-largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include Kyūkoku , Chinzei , and Tsukushi-no-shima...
, but without the southern and eastern parts of Fukuoka. Chikuzen bordered
BuzenBuzen was an old province of Japan in northern Kyūshū, which bordered on Bungo and Chikuzen Provinces. Today the area is the eastern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, including some northern districts of Ōita Prefecture....
,
Bungowas a province of Japan in eastern Kyūshū. It bordered Buzen, Hyūga, Higo, Chikugo, and Chikuzen Provinces. Today, the area is Ōita Prefecture.-History:...
,
Chikugois the name of a former province of Japan in the area that is today the southern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, on Kyūshū. Chikugo was bordered by Hizen, Chikuzen, Bungo, and Higo Provinces....
, and
Hizenwas a former old province of Japan which bordered on the provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo. It was included in Saikaidō, and today the area is split into Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, although it did not include the regions of Tsushima and Iki that are now part of modern Nagasaki prefecture.The...
Provinces.
The original provincial capital is believed to be near
Dazaifuis a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Nearby cities include Ōnojō and Chikushino.As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 67,428 and a density of 2,277.20 persons per km²...
, although
Fukuokais the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyūshū in Japan, across the Korea Strait from South Korea's Busan....
city has become dominant in modern times.
At the end of the 13th century A.D Chikuzen was the landing point for a
Mongol invasion forceThe ' of 1274 and 1281 were major military invasions and conquests undertaken by Kublai Khan to take the Japanese islands after the capitulation of Goryeo . Despite their ultimate failure, the invasion attempts are of macrohistorical importance, because they set a limit on Mongol expansion, and...
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Chikuzen (筑前国; Chikuzen no kuni) was an
old provinceBefore the modern prefecture system was established, the land of Japan was divided into tens of kuni , usually known in English as provinces. Each province was divided into gun ....
of
Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
in the area that is today part of
Fukuoka Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....
on
Kyūshūor Kyushu is the 3rd-largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include Kyūkoku , Chinzei , and Tsukushi-no-shima...
, but without the southern and eastern parts of Fukuoka. Chikuzen bordered
BuzenBuzen was an old province of Japan in northern Kyūshū, which bordered on Bungo and Chikuzen Provinces. Today the area is the eastern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, including some northern districts of Ōita Prefecture....
,
Bungowas a province of Japan in eastern Kyūshū. It bordered Buzen, Hyūga, Higo, Chikugo, and Chikuzen Provinces. Today, the area is Ōita Prefecture.-History:...
,
Chikugois the name of a former province of Japan in the area that is today the southern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, on Kyūshū. Chikugo was bordered by Hizen, Chikuzen, Bungo, and Higo Provinces....
, and
Hizenwas a former old province of Japan which bordered on the provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo. It was included in Saikaidō, and today the area is split into Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, although it did not include the regions of Tsushima and Iki that are now part of modern Nagasaki prefecture.The...
Provinces.
The original provincial capital is believed to be near
Dazaifuis a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Nearby cities include Ōnojō and Chikushino.As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 67,428 and a density of 2,277.20 persons per km²...
, although
Fukuokais the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyūshū in Japan, across the Korea Strait from South Korea's Busan....
city has become dominant in modern times.
At the end of the 13th century A.D Chikuzen was the landing point for a
Mongol invasion forceThe ' of 1274 and 1281 were major military invasions and conquests undertaken by Kublai Khan to take the Japanese islands after the capitulation of Goryeo . Despite their ultimate failure, the invasion attempts are of macrohistorical importance, because they set a limit on Mongol expansion, and...
. But the main force was destroyed by a typhoon (later called
kamikazeThe Kamikaze , were a pair or series of typhoons that are said to have saved Japan from two Mongol fleets under Kublai Khan that attacked Japan in 1274 and again in 1281...
).