Iki Island

Japanese: 壱岐島 - いきのしま

Former name of the province. Also called Ishu. Belonging to the Saikaido, currently Iki Island, Nagasaki Prefecture. In the Engishiki, it is listed as Shimokuni and 2 Gun. It has long been valued as a key location on the Korean route. In the Gishiwajinden, it appears as "Ichi (a large) province," and later a Sakimori (defence force) was established. From the Middle Ages onwards, it was mainly owned by the Matsuura clan, and in the Edo period, it was ruled by the Hirado Domain.
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Japanese:

旧国名。壱州とも。西海道に属し，現在長崎県壱岐島。《延喜式》に下国，２郡。朝鮮航路の要地として古くから重視される。《魏志倭人伝》に〈一支（一大）国〉とみえ，のち防人(さきもり)を置く。中世以後は主として松浦(まつら)氏が領有し，江戸時代は平戸藩が支配。
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