Ichinoseki Prefecture

Japanese: 一関県 - いちのせきけん

…In 1869, the Nanbu clan returned to Morioka, and the prefectures of Isawa, Esashi, and Kunohe were established on the confiscated land. In 1871, after the abolition of the feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures, these were merged into Ichinoseki Prefecture (later renamed Mizusawa Prefecture and Iwai Prefecture). Morioka Prefecture, which was established in 1870 after the abolition of the Morioka Domain, was renamed Iwate Prefecture in 1872, and in 1876, three counties in Rikuchugoku were merged into Iwai Prefecture, which then merged with parts of Miyagi Prefecture and Aomori Prefecture to form the current prefectural boundaries. …

From Miyagi Prefecture

...Furthermore, Kurihara Prefecture was partly incorporated into Tome Prefecture, and then merged with Isawa Prefecture, but the following year Tome Prefecture annexed the former Kurihara Prefecture area and Ishinomaki Prefecture. In 1871, the Sendai Domain became a prefecture, and at the end of the same year, it annexed Kakuta and Tome Prefectures, and at that time, Tamazukuri County and three other counties in the northern part of Tome Prefecture were transferred to Ichinoseki Prefecture (later renamed Mizusawa Prefecture and Iwai Prefecture). In 1872, Sendai Prefecture was renamed Miyagi Prefecture, and Tamazukuri County was incorporated from Mizusawa Prefecture, and in 1875 it was transferred again to Iwai Prefecture, but the following year, 1876, all four counties were reincorporated. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ichinoseki Prefecture" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…69年南部氏は盛岡に復帰し，没収地には胆沢（いさわ），江刺，九戸（くのへ）の諸県が置かれた。71年廃藩置県をへて，これらは一関県(のち水沢県，磐井県と改称)に合併された。1870年に盛岡藩を廃して置かれた盛岡県は72年岩手県と改称し，76年磐井県のうち陸中国の3郡を併せたのち，宮城県，青森県の一部を合併して，現在の県域が定まった。…

【宮城[県]】より

…さらに栗原県は登米県に一部を編入したのち胆沢（いさわ）県に合併したが，翌年登米県は旧栗原県域と石巻県を併合した。71年の廃藩置県により仙台藩は県となり，同年末，角田･登米両県を併合，その際登米県北部の玉造郡ほか3郡を一関県(のち水沢県，磐井県と改称)に移管した。72年仙台県は宮城県と改称し，水沢県から玉造郡を編入，75年再び磐井県に移管したものの，翌76年4郡ともに再編入した。…

※「一関県」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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