Iwashiro Province

Japanese: 岩代国 - いわしろのくに
Iwashiro Province

This province was established on December 7, 1868 (Meiji 1) when Mutsu Province was divided into five provinces: Iwaki, Iwashiro, Rikuzen, Rikuchu, and Mutsu. Iwashiro Province was formed from ten districts: Aizu, Onuma, Kawanuma, Yama, Iwase, Asaka, Adachi, Shinobu, Katta, and Igu. However, according to the Daijokan Nisshi No. 110 of the following year, 1869, a revision of the division of provinces was made on December 8 of that year, and Iwaki Province's Date District was incorporated into Iwashiro Province, and Katta and Igu Districts were ceded to Iwaki Province. As a result, Iwashiro Province became nine districts with a rice yield of 755,703 koku, 9 to, 6 sho. On August 21, 76, Fukushima Prefecture was established by merging the three prefectures of Fukushima, Iwasaki, and Wakamatsu, and Iwashiro Province became part of Fukushima Prefecture. In 78, Aizu District was divided into Kitaaizu District and Minamiaizu District, resulting in Iwashiro Province having 10 districts. Iwashiro Province originally had almost the same territory as Iwase Province, which existed for a time during the Nara Period, and it is said that the place name Iwashiro was a result of Ishishiro being mistaken for Iwashiro. Either way, once the prefecture system was established, the names of the provinces became nothing more than historical place names.

[Hiroshi Honda]

"The History of the Fukushima Prefectural Assembly, Volume 1" (1889, Fukushima Prefecture) "The History of Fukushima Prefecture Cities, Towns and Villages" (1958, Fukushima Prefecture)

[Reference] | Mutsu Province

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

1868年(明治1)12月7日陸奥(むつ)国を磐城(いわき)、岩代、陸前、陸中、陸奥(むつ)の5か国に分国したとき建置された国。岩代国は会津、大沼、河沼、耶麻(やま)、岩瀬、安積(あさか)、安達(あだち)、信夫(しのぶ)、刈田(かった)、伊具(いぐ)の10郡より成立した。しかし翌69年の『太政官(だじょうかん)日誌』第110号によると、同年12月8日、分国改正が行われ、磐城国伊達(だて)郡は岩代国に編入され、刈田、伊具の2郡は磐城国に割譲された。これによって岩代国は9郡、石高75万5703石9斗6升となった。76年8月21日福島、磐前(いわさき)、若松の3県が合併して福島県が成立し、岩代国は福島県に属した。78年会津郡を北会津郡と南会津郡の2郡に分割したので、岩代国は10郡となった。岩代国はもともと奈良時代に一時存在した石背(いわせ)国と領域はほぼ同じであり、また岩代の地名も、この石背を岩代と誤ったことによるといわれる。いずれにしても府県制度が敷かれると、国名は単なる歴史的地名にしかすぎなくなった。

[誉田 宏]

『『福島県会沿革誌 上巻』(1889・福島県)』『『福島県市町村沿革』(1958・福島県)』

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