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, often called , was a province
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....
 of Japan
Japan

Japan is 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....
. It was at the extreme western end of Honshu
Honshu

or Honshu is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait....
, in the area that is today Yamaguchi prefecture
Yamaguchi Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi located in the center of the Prefecture: The largest city, by contrast, is Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi....
. Nagato bordered on Iwami
Iwami Province

Iwami was an Old provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today the western part of Shimane Prefecture. Iwami bordered on Aki province, Bingo province, Izumo province, Nagato province, and Suo provinces....
 and Suo Province
Suo Province

was a Provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture. Suo bordered on Aki Province, Iwami Province, and Nagato Provinces....
s.

Although the ancient capital of the province was Shimonoseki
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi

is a cities of Japan located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is at the southwestern tip of Honshu, facing the Tsushima Strait and also Kitakyushu across the Kanmon Straits....
, Hagi
Hagi, Yamaguchi

is a cities of Japan located in Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan and was incorporated as a city on July 1, 1932. Formerly part of Abu District, Yamaguchi....
 was usually the seat of the han
Han (Japan)

The , or domains, were the fiefs of feudal lords of Japan that were created by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and existed until their Abolition of the han system in 1871, three years after the Meiji Restoration....
 (fief). Nagato was ruled by the Mori clan
Mori clan

The Mori clan was a Japanese clans of daimyo, descended from Oe no Hiromoto and established themselves in Aki Province. Their name was derived from a shoen in Mori, Aiko District, Sagami Province....
 before and after the Battle of Sekigahara
Battle of Sekigahara

The , popularly known as the , was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 which cleared the path to the Shogunate for Tokugawa Ieyasu. Though it would take three more years for Ieyasu to consolidate his position of power over the Toyotomi clan and the daimyo, Sekigahara is widely considered to be the unofficial beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate,...
.

In 1871 with the abolition of feudal domains
Abolition of the han system

The was an act, in 1871, of the new Meiji government of the Empire of Japan to replace the traditional feudal domain system and to introduce centralized government authority ....
  and the establishment of prefecture
Prefecture

Prefecture indicates the office, seat, territorial circumscription of a Prefect. The term prefecture is also used to refer to offices analogous to prefectures....
s (Haihan Chiken) after the Meiji Restoration
Meiji Restoration

The , also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan's political and social structure....
, the provinces of Nagato and Suo
Suo Province

was a Provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture. Suo bordered on Aki Province, Iwami Province, and Nagato Provinces....
 were combined to eventually establish Yamaguchi prefecture.

Historically
History of Japan

The written history of Japan begins with brief references of Twenty-Four Histories, a collection of Chinese historical texts, in the 1st century AD....
, the oligarchy
Oligarchy

Oligarchy is a form of government where political power effectively rests with a small Elitism segment of society distinguished by royalty, wealth, family, military influence or occult spiritual hegemony....
 that came into power after the Meiji Restoration of 1868 had a strong representation from the Choshu province, as Ito Hirobumi
Ito Hirobumi

Prince was a Japanese statesman, Resident-General of Korea, four time Prime Minister of Japan and genro. Ito was assassinated by An Jung-geun, a Korean nationalist who was against the Annexation of Korea by the Japanese Empire....
, Yamagata Aritomo
Yamagata Aritomo

Marshal Prince was a Field Marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army and twice Prime Minister of Japan. He is considered one of the architects of the military and political foundations of early modern Japan....
, and Kido Koin (as known as Katsura Kogoro) were from there.






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, often called , was a province
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....
 of Japan
Japan

Japan is 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....
. It was at the extreme western end of Honshu
Honshu

or Honshu is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait....
, in the area that is today Yamaguchi prefecture
Yamaguchi Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi located in the center of the Prefecture: The largest city, by contrast, is Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi....
. Nagato bordered on Iwami
Iwami Province

Iwami was an Old provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today the western part of Shimane Prefecture. Iwami bordered on Aki province, Bingo province, Izumo province, Nagato province, and Suo provinces....
 and Suo Province
Suo Province

was a Provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture. Suo bordered on Aki Province, Iwami Province, and Nagato Provinces....
s.

Although the ancient capital of the province was Shimonoseki
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi

is a cities of Japan located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is at the southwestern tip of Honshu, facing the Tsushima Strait and also Kitakyushu across the Kanmon Straits....
, Hagi
Hagi, Yamaguchi

is a cities of Japan located in Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan and was incorporated as a city on July 1, 1932. Formerly part of Abu District, Yamaguchi....
 was usually the seat of the han
Han (Japan)

The , or domains, were the fiefs of feudal lords of Japan that were created by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and existed until their Abolition of the han system in 1871, three years after the Meiji Restoration....
 (fief). Nagato was ruled by the Mori clan
Mori clan

The Mori clan was a Japanese clans of daimyo, descended from Oe no Hiromoto and established themselves in Aki Province. Their name was derived from a shoen in Mori, Aiko District, Sagami Province....
 before and after the Battle of Sekigahara
Battle of Sekigahara

The , popularly known as the , was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 which cleared the path to the Shogunate for Tokugawa Ieyasu. Though it would take three more years for Ieyasu to consolidate his position of power over the Toyotomi clan and the daimyo, Sekigahara is widely considered to be the unofficial beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate,...
.

In 1871 with the abolition of feudal domains
Abolition of the han system

The was an act, in 1871, of the new Meiji government of the Empire of Japan to replace the traditional feudal domain system and to introduce centralized government authority ....
  and the establishment of prefecture
Prefecture

Prefecture indicates the office, seat, territorial circumscription of a Prefect. The term prefecture is also used to refer to offices analogous to prefectures....
s (Haihan Chiken) after the Meiji Restoration
Meiji Restoration

The , also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan's political and social structure....
, the provinces of Nagato and Suo
Suo Province

was a Provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture. Suo bordered on Aki Province, Iwami Province, and Nagato Provinces....
 were combined to eventually establish Yamaguchi prefecture.

Historically
History of Japan

The written history of Japan begins with brief references of Twenty-Four Histories, a collection of Chinese historical texts, in the 1st century AD....
, the oligarchy
Oligarchy

Oligarchy is a form of government where political power effectively rests with a small Elitism segment of society distinguished by royalty, wealth, family, military influence or occult spiritual hegemony....
 that came into power after the Meiji Restoration of 1868 had a strong representation from the Choshu province, as Ito Hirobumi
Ito Hirobumi

Prince was a Japanese statesman, Resident-General of Korea, four time Prime Minister of Japan and genro. Ito was assassinated by An Jung-geun, a Korean nationalist who was against the Annexation of Korea by the Japanese Empire....
, Yamagata Aritomo
Yamagata Aritomo

Marshal Prince was a Field Marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army and twice Prime Minister of Japan. He is considered one of the architects of the military and political foundations of early modern Japan....
, and Kido Koin (as known as Katsura Kogoro) were from there. Other natives famous for their role in the restoration include Yoshida Shoin
Yoshida Shoin

Yoshida Shoin was one of the most distinguished intellectuals in the closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate. He devoted to developing many Ishin Shishi who made an outstanding contribution to the Meiji Restoration....
, Takasugi Shinsaku
Takasugi Shinsaku

; was a samurai from the Nagato Province domain of Japan who contributed significantly to the Meiji Restoration.He used the alias to hide his activities from the shogunate....
, and Kusaka Genzui among others.

The Japanese battleship Nagato
Japanese battleship Nagato

Nagato was a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, the lead ship of Nagato class battleship. She was the first battleship in the world to mount 16 inch class guns, and her armour protection and speed made her one of the most powerful capital ships at the time of her commissioning....
 was named after this province.

See also

  • Choshu Five
    Choshu Five

    The were members of the Choshu han of western Japan who studied in England from 1863 at University College London under the guidance of Professor Alexander William Williamson....