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Dewa Province
Former province of Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dewa Province (出羽国, Dewa no kuni) was a province of Japan comprising modern-day Yamagata Prefecture and Akita Prefecture,[1] except for the city of Kazuno and the town of Kosaka. Dewa bordered on Mutsu and Echigō Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was Ushū (羽州).
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Quick Facts 出羽国, Capital ...
Dewa Province 出羽国 | |||||||||||
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Province of Japan | |||||||||||
712–1869 | |||||||||||
![]() Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Dewa Province highlighted | |||||||||||
Capital | Hiraka District | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
• Established | 712 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1869 | ||||||||||
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Today part of | Akita Prefecture Yamagata Prefecture |
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