Kibi Province

Map of Japanese provinces with Kibi highlighted

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History

Kibi was divided into Bizen, Bitchū, and Bingo provinces in the late 7th century.^[2]

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Notes

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)."Kibi" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 512.
↑ The name of these provinces was created using a kanji character from Kibi. A suffix was added according to the distance from the capital -- Bizen (備+zen = "near"), Bitchū (備+chū = "middle"), and Bingo (備+go = "far").

Other websites

Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)."Kibi" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 512.

[2] The name of these provinces was created using a kanji character from Kibi. A suffix was added according to the distance from the capital -- Bizen (備+zen = "near"), Bitchū (備+chū = "middle"), and Bingo (備+go = "far").

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