Awa Province
- See also: List of Provinces
Awa Province
Awa Province (阿波国) was one of the many provinces of Japan.
According to the kojiki the kami Ōgetsuhime dwelt here.1
Legendary Period
The Emishi were sent to Harima, Sanuki, Iyo, Aki and Aha Provinces by Emperor Keikō as they were too violent and scared those that lived around Mount Mimoro.2
The Emperor later visits here when he wished to see the lands subdued by Yamato Takeru.2
Footnotes
1. Yasumaro. O, translated by Gustav Heldt. (2014) “Kojiki. An Account of Ancient Matters”. New York: Columbia University Press.
2. Aston. W.G. (1896) “Nihongi Volume 1: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to AD697”. Tuttle Publishing.
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