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Bizen Province
province of Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bizen Province (備前国, Bizen-no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area of Okayama Prefecture on the island of Honshū.[1] Along with Bitchū and Bingo Provinces, it was sometimes called Bishū (備州).
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The province had borders with Mimasaka, Harima, and Bitchū Provinces.
The ancient capital city of the province was near Okayama.