Kokoro - Koko

Japanese: 湖広 - ここう

The name of a region in China. It is derived from the name of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China established during the Yuan Dynasty, and its jurisdiction roughly corresponds to the present-day provinces of Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, and Guizhou, as well as the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. During the Ming Dynasty, the region was divided into four provinces: Huguang, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Guizhou, and the name Huguang came to refer to the area of the present-day Hubei and Hunan provinces. During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty (1723-35), Huguang was divided into two provinces, Hubei and Hunan, but the Governor of Lianghu, who had jurisdiction over these two provinces, was still often called Governor Huguang.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国の地域名。元代に置かれた行中書省の名称に由来し，その管轄地域は，だいたいにおいて現在の湖北･湖南･広東･貴州の4省と広西チワン(壮)族自治区とに相当する。明代にはこの地域が湖広･広東･広西･貴州の4布政使司(省)に分割され，湖広という名称が現在の湖北･湖南両省の地域を指すことになった。清代雍正年間(1723‐35)に湖広は湖北･湖南の2省に分割されたが，この両省を管轄する両湖総督は，その後も湖広総督とよばれることが多かった。

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