Izumi Province
Izumi ( Japanese 和 泉 国 Izumi no kuni ) or Senshū ( 泉州 ) was one of the historical provinces of Japan and according to the Gokishichidō division one of the inner provinces ( Kinai ). It forms today's southwestern part of Osaka Prefecture (outside the city of Osaka itself) or the current subregions Senboku ( 泉 北 'North Izumi' ) and Sennan ( 泉 南 'South Izumi' ).
The capital ( kokufu ) was probably in today's district Fuchū-chō ( fuchū is an alternative name for a provincial capital) of Izumi . Izumi owned the major seaport of Sakai and was usually dominated by the rulers in Osaka Castle and Settsu Province .
history
After Shoku Nihongi , on April 23, 716 ( traditionally : Reiki 2/3/27) the districts of Izumi and Hine , as well as on May 8 (Reiki 2/4/13) additionally Ōtori from the Kawachi province , and from this the old one Izumi Province ( 和 泉 監 -gen ) founded.
Izumi means "spring, well" and is written as 泉 in Japanese . Due to an imperial edict after the province name must consist of two characters, the 和 was placed in front, which means "peace, harmony", but was also the old name of Japan, whereby the earlier pronunciation was retained.
Izumi had a special status, as it was classified as gen instead of the usual kuni like the province of Yoshino , which is probably due to the fact that both imperial second palaces were located. In Izumi this was the Chinu Palace ( 珍 努 宮 / 茅 渟 宮Chinu no miya ).
On September 15, 740 ( Tempyō 12/8/20) it was reintegrated into Kawachi, but on May 30, 757 ( Tempyō-Hōji 1/5/8) again set up, this time as a regular province ( kuni ).
Coordinates: 34 ° 23 ' N , 135 ° 23' E