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Mimasaka Province
Mimasaka Province (美作国) was one of the many provinces of Japan.
Haji Clan
Legends state that the Haji Clan came directly from Izumo Province to Yamato, however, archaeological evidence shows that they slowly emmigrated here leaving settlements in Mimsaka and Harima Provinces.1
Kamakura/Muromachi Period
Akamatsu Norisuke served as shugo here during his lifetime.2
Footnotes
1. Borgen, R. (1975) “The Origins of the Sugawara. A History of the Haji Family”. Monumenta Nipponica. Vol.30 No.4 pp.405-422.
2. Louis Frederic, translated by Kathe Roth (2002) “Japan Encyclopedia”. London: Harvard University Press.
| Kinai | Izumi * Kawachi * Settsu * Yamashiro * Yamato |
| Tōsandō | Dewa * Hida * Kōzuke * Mino * Mutsu * Omi * Shimotsuke * Shinano |
| Hokurikudō | Echigo * Echizen * Etchū * Kaga * Koshi * Wakasa |
| San’indō | Hōki * Inaba * Izumo * Tajima * Tamba * Tango |
| Tōkaidō | Ise * Kai * Kazusa * Mikawa * Owari * Sagami * Shimōsa * Suruga * Tōtōmi |
| Nankaidō | Awa * Iyo * Kii * Sanuki * Tosa |
| San’yōdō | Aki * Harima * Mimasaka |
| Saikaidaō | Bungo * Chikuzen * Hizen * Hyūga * Iki * Tsushima |
| Pre-Taihō Code | Kibi |
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