Uwajima prefecture

Japanese: 宇和島県 - うわじまけん

…After the Meiji Restoration and the return of the domains and people to the Emperor, the various domains reformed their domain systems, and the Matsuyama Domain established officials below the Grand Councilor, and organizations such as the Domain Administration Bureau, Accounting Bureau, and Civil Affairs Bureau in the domain office. After the abolition of the domains and establishment of prefectures in 1871, the four prefectures of Matsuyama, Imabari, Komatsu, and Saijo became Matsuyama Prefecture in November, and the four prefectures of Uwajima, Yoshida, Ozu, and Shintani became Uwajima Prefecture. In February of the following year, Matsuyama Prefecture was renamed Ishizuchi Prefecture, and in June, Uwajima Prefecture was renamed Kamiyama Prefecture, and in February 1873, the two prefectures became Ehime Prefecture. [Miyoshi Masafumi]…

From Ehime Prefecture

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［History］
Ehime Prefecture was formerly the province of Iyo, and in the early modern period it was divided into eight domains, Uwajima, Yoshida, Ozu, Niiya, Matsuyama, Imabari, Saijo, and Komatsu, as well as the Tenryo (the Matsuyama Domain's custody). After the Meiji Restoration, the former Tenryo were incorporated into Kurashiki Prefecture and then Marugame Prefecture, and after the abolition of the domains and establishment of prefectures, the four prefectures of Uwajima, Yoshida, Ozu, and Niiya were merged into Uwajima Prefecture (later Kamiyama Prefecture), and the four prefectures of Matsuyama, Imabari, Saijo, and Komatsu and the Tenryo were merged into Matsuyama Prefecture (later Sekitetsu Prefecture). In 1873 (Meiji 6), the two merged to form Ehime Prefecture, with the prefectural office located in Matsuyama, but in 1876 it merged with Kagawa Prefecture, and in 1888 it was separated again to form the current prefectural boundaries.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…維新後，版籍奉還後諸藩は藩制を改革し，松山藩は大参事以下の官吏，藩庁に藩政局･会計局･民政局等の機構を設けた。1871年廃藩置県後，11月に松山･今治･小松･西条の4県が松山県，宇和島･吉田･大洲･新谷の4県が宇和島県となり，翌年2月松山県は石鉄（いしづち）県，6月宇和島県は神山（かみやま）県と改称され，両県は73年2月に愛媛県となった。【三好昌文】。…

【愛媛[県]】より

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［沿革］
　愛媛県の範囲はかつての伊予一国からなり，近世には宇和島藩，吉田藩，大洲藩，新谷（にいや）藩，松山藩，今治藩，西条藩，小松藩の8藩と天領(松山藩預所)に分かれていた。明治維新後，旧天領は倉敷県ついで丸亀県に編入され，廃藩置県を経て宇和島，吉田，大洲，新谷の4県は宇和島県(のち神山県)に，松山，今治，西条，小松の4県と天領は松山県(のち石鉄（せきてつ）県)に合併した。1873年(明治6)両者が合併して愛媛県が成立し県庁を松山に置いたが，76年香川県を合併し，88年再び分離して現在の県域となった。…

※「宇和島県」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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