Iki Province
| Iki Province 壱岐国 | |
|---|---|
| Province of Japan | |
| 7th century–1871 | |
 Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Iki Province highlighted | |
| Capital | Ishida District |
| History | |
• Established | 7th century |
• Disestablished | 1871 |
| Today part of | Iki, Nagasaki |
Iki Province (壱岐国, Iki no kuni) was a province of Japan which consisted of the Iki Islands, now a part of modern Nagasaki Prefecture.[1] Its abbreviated name was Isshū (壱州). Iki is classified as one of the provinces of the Saikaidō. Under the Engishiki classification system, Iki was ranked as an "inferior country" (下国) and a "far country" (遠国).
History
The Iki Islands have been inhabited since the
Harunotsuji (原の辻), one of the largest to have been discovered in Japan, where artifacts uncovered indicate a close contact with the Japanese islands and the Asian mainland. It is also mentioned in the Weilüe, the Book of Liang and the Book of Sui
.
The islands were organized as Iki Province under the Nara.
The exact location of the provincial capital is not known, but is traditionally believed to have been in the former town of
Gonoura
and the Ko-Jinja (興神社), in Ashibe
After the abolition of the han system in July 1871, Iki Province became part of "Hirado Prefecture" from 1871, which then became part of Nagasaki Prefecture.
Historical districts
- Iki District
- Iki District(壱岐郡) - absorbed Ishida District on April 1, 1896; now dissolved
- Ishida District (石田郡) - merged into Iki District on April 1, 1896
Notes
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References
- Papinot, Edmond. (1910). Historical and Geographic Dictionary of Japan. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha. OCLC 77691250
External links
Media related to Iki Province at Wikimedia Commons
- Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903
- (in Japanese) Wokou chronicles