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Iwaki Province

is a former Provinces of Japan

Provinces of Japan

Before the modern Prefectures of Japan was established, the land of Japan was divided into tens of kuni , usually known in English language as provinces....
lasting for a brief period of time in Nara period

Nara period

The of the history of Japan covers the years from AD 710 to 794. Empress Gemmei established the capital of Heijo-kyo . Except for 5 years , when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the capital of Japanese civilization until Emperor Kammu established a new capital, Nagaoka-kyo, in 784 before moving to Heian-kyo , or Kyoto, a decade lat...
. Established in 718

718

Events...
with the division of Mutsu Province

Mutsu Province

was an old provinces of Japan of Japan, made up of the present-day Prefectures of Japans of Fukushima Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture, Iwate Prefecture and Aomori Prefecture, and the municipalities of Kazuno, Akita and Kosaka, Akita in Akita Prefecture....
, it was composed of five district of Iwaki, Shineha, Namekata, Uta, Watari and Kikuta. Only Kikuta district was given from Hitachi Province

Hitachi Province

Hitachi was an old provinces of Japan of Japan which bordered on Iwashiro province, Iwaki province, Shimousa province, and Shimotsuke provinces....
. Abolished and returned to Mutsu sometime between 722

722

Events...
and 724

724

Events...
. Kikuta moved to Mutsu at that time.

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is a former Provinces of Japan

Provinces of Japan

Before the modern Prefectures of Japan was established, the land of Japan was divided into tens of kuni , usually known in English language as provinces....
lasting for a brief period of time in Nara period

Nara period

The of the history of Japan covers the years from AD 710 to 794. Empress Gemmei established the capital of Heijo-kyo . Except for 5 years , when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the capital of Japanese civilization until Emperor Kammu established a new capital, Nagaoka-kyo, in 784 before moving to Heian-kyo , or Kyoto, a decade lat...
. Established in 718

718

Events...
with the division of Mutsu Province

Mutsu Province

was an old provinces of Japan of Japan, made up of the present-day Prefectures of Japans of Fukushima Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture, Iwate Prefecture and Aomori Prefecture, and the municipalities of Kazuno, Akita and Kosaka, Akita in Akita Prefecture....
, it was composed of five district of Iwaki, Shineha, Namekata, Uta, Watari and Kikuta. Only Kikuta district was given from Hitachi Province

Hitachi Province

Hitachi was an old provinces of Japan of Japan which bordered on Iwashiro province, Iwaki province, Shimousa province, and Shimotsuke provinces....
. Abolished and returned to Mutsu sometime between 722

722

Events...
and 724

724

Events...
. Kikuta moved to Mutsu at that time.

See also

Iwaki Province (1868)
Iwaki Province (1868)

is a former Provinces of Japan of Japan established in Meiji Era. It was cut out of Mutsu Province and corresponded to the eastern part of modern Fukushima Prefecture on December 17 of 1868 of Japanese calendar, which is January 19, 1869 of Gregorian calendar....
Old provinces of Japan