Mutsu Province (1868)
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Mutsu Province (陸奥国, Mutsu no kuni), officially called Rikuō Province (陸奥国, Rikuō no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area of Iwate and Aomori prefecture.[1]
Quick Facts Rikuō Province陸奥国, History ...
Rikuō Province 陸奥国 | |||||||||||||||||
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Province of Japan | |||||||||||||||||
1869–1871 | |||||||||||||||||
Map of Japanese provinces (1869) with Rikuō Province highlighted | |||||||||||||||||
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• Established | 1869 | ||||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1871 | ||||||||||||||||
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Today part of | Iwate Prefecture Aomori Prefecture |
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It was also known as Ōshū (奥州) or Rikushū (陸州). In the Meiji era, the province was cut down to cover only present-day Aomori and given the new name Rikuō Province, which retained the original kanji.[2]