Inugami Prefecture

Japanese: 犬上県 - いぬがみけん

…In July 1871, the feudal domains were abolished and prefectures were established, and the feudal domains continued to call themselves prefectures, but in November, Omi Province was divided into north and south, and they were merged into Otsu Prefecture and Nagahama Prefecture. The following year, 1872, Otsu Prefecture was renamed Shiga Prefecture, and Nagahama Prefecture was renamed Inugami Prefecture, but in September, Shiga and Inugami prefectures were merged again and unified as Shiga Prefecture. In 1876, Tsuruga Prefecture's Tsuruga, Mikata, Oni, and Oi counties were incorporated under the jurisdiction of Shiga Prefecture, but in 1881, these counties came under the jurisdiction of Fukui Prefecture. …

From Shiga Prefecture

…In 1871, following the abolition of feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures, the prefectures of Otsu, Zeze, Minakuchi, and Nishioji were merged into Otsu Prefecture, and the prefectures of Hikone, Yamagami, Miyagawa, and Asahiyama were merged into Nagahama Prefecture, dividing Omi roughly in half, north and south. The following year, Otsu Prefecture was renamed Shiga Prefecture, and Nagahama Prefecture was renamed Inugami Prefecture, and Shiga Prefecture further merged with Inugami Prefecture to form the current prefectural boundaries. In 1876, when Tsuruga Prefecture was abolished, the entirety of Wakasa Province and Tsuruga County in Echizen Province were incorporated, but in 1881, when Fukui Prefecture was re-established, these were transferred to Fukui Prefecture. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…71年7月廃藩置県により諸藩はそのまま県を呼称したが，11月近江国を南北二分し，大津県と長浜県に統合された。翌72年大津県は滋賀県に，長浜県は犬上県と改称したが9月には滋賀，犬上2県は改めて合併，滋賀県として統一された。76年滋賀県管轄下に敦賀県の敦賀，三方，遠敷，大飯郡が編入されたが，81年これらの郡は福井県管轄となった。…

【滋賀[県]】より

…71年廃藩置県を経て大津，膳所，水口，西大路諸県が大津県に，彦根，山上，宮川，朝日山諸県が長浜県に統合され，近江はほぼ南北に二分された。翌年大津県は滋賀県，長浜県は犬上県と改称，さらに滋賀県が犬上県を併合して現県域が成立した。なお76年敦賀県の廃県に伴い，若狭国全域と越前国敦賀郡を編入したが，81年福井県の再置により同県に移管している。…

※「犬上県」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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