Chikuzen Province
Chikuzen ( Japanese 筑 前 国 , Chikuzen no kuni ) was one of the historical provinces of Japan in the area of today's Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyushu . The southern and northern parts of the prefecture are from other provinces. Chikuzen bordered the provinces of Buzen , Bungo , Chikugo, and Hizen .
The province emerged at the end of the 7th century when the old Tsukushi ( 筑紫 国 ) province was split up into the provinces of Chikuzen ("front Tsukushi") and Chikugo ("rear Tsukushi"). These were also collectively referred to as Chikushū ( 筑 州 , "Tsukushi Province (s)").
In the 7th century the Dazaifu was established here, which was not only the provincial capital ( kokufu ), but a special military administrative zone, the office of which was in charge of all the provinces on Kyushu. It was located near the present-day city of Dazaifu . However, Fukuoka became more important in modern times.
At the end of the 13th century, an invading Mongol army landed in Chikuzen. The main force was destroyed by a typhoon ( kamikaze ).
Individual evidence
Web links
- 筑 前 国 郡 絵 図 . 福岡 県 立 図 書館,Retrieved September 25, 2019(Japanese).
Coordinates: 33 ° 36 ' N , 130 ° 29' E