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Izumo Province
province of Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Izumo Province (出雲国, Izumo-no-kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area of Shimane Prefecture on the island of Honshū.[1] It was sometimes called Unshū (雲州).
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The province had borders with Iwami, Bingo and Hōki provinces.
In the 8th century, Matsue became the provincial capital city.[2]