Uzen Province

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Uzen Province (red)

Uzen ( Japanese 羽 前 国 , Uzen no kuni ) was one of the historic provinces of Japan . It extended over the area of ​​today's Yamagata Prefecture with the exception of Akumi-gun and the part of Sakata north of the Mogami River .

The 1872 census ( Jinshin Koseki ) counted 560,984 inhabitants for Uzen.

history

The province emerged on January 19, 1869 from the division of the province of Dewa ( 出 羽 国 ) into the provinces of Uzen ("front Dewa") and Ugo ("rear Dewa"). These were collectively referred to as Ushū ( 羽 州 , "Dewa Province (s)").

Fiefdom

The following fiefs ( han ) were in Uzen :

  • Shōnai ( 庄内 藩 ) / Tsuruoka ( 鶴 岡 藩 ) / Ōizumi ( 大 泉 藩 ) (1622–1871)
    • Matsuyama ( 松山 藩 ) / Matsumine ( 松嶺 藩 ) (1647–1871)
  • Shinjō ( 新 庄 藩 ; 1622–1871)
  • Yamagata ( 山形 藩 ; 1600–1870)
  • Kaminoyama ( 上山 藩 ; 1622–1871)
  • Tendō ( 天 童 藩 ; 1830–1871)
  • Nagatoro ( 長 瀞 藩 ; 1798–1869)
  • Yonezawa ( 米 沢 藩 ; 1601–1871)

Counties

The following districts ( gun ) were located in Uzen :