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Kaga Province
Former province of Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kaga Province (加賀国, Kaga-no-kuni) was a province of Japan in the area that is today the south and western portion of Ishikawa Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan.[1] Kaga bordered on Echizen, Etchū, Hida, and Noto Provinces. It was part of Hokurikudō Circuit. Its abbreviated form name was Kashū (加州).
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Kaga Province 加賀国 | |
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pre-Meiji period Japan | |
823–1871 | |
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Capital | Komatsu |
Area | |
• Coordinates | 36°24′N 136°30′E |
History | |
• Split from Koshi | 823 |
• Disestablished | 1871 |
Today part of | Ishikawa Prefecture |
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