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Musashi (武蔵国, Musashi no kuni^?) was a province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo prefecture, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture, mainly Kawasaki and Yokohama. Before the modern prefecture system was established the land of Japan was divided into tens of kuni (国 countries) usually known in For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū. is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area Musashi bordered on Kai, Kōzuke, Sagami, Shimousa, and Shimotsuke Provinces. was an old province located in the Tōsandō of Japan which today comprises Gunma prefecture. was an old province of Japan. It occupied most of the area that is today Kanagawa prefecture, but present-day Yokohama and Kawasaki, now part of Kanagawa

Musashi was the largest province in the Kantō region. The is a Geographical area of Honshū, the largest Island of Japan. It had its ancient capital in modern Fuchu, Tokyo and its provincial temple in what is now Kokubunji, Tokyo. is a city in Tokyo Metropolis Japan. As of 2003 the city has an estimated Population of 236491 and a Population density of 8060 is a city in Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 June 2008, the city has an estimated Population of 117335 (55459 households By the Sengoku period, the main city was Edo, which became the dominant city of eastern Japan. literally bay - Door, " Estuary " edo once also spelled Yedo or Yeddo, is the Edo Castle was the headquarters of Tokugawa Ieyasu before the Battle of Sekigahara and became the dominant city of Japan during the Edo period, being renamed Tokyo during the Meiji Restoration. also known as, is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan. was the founder and first Shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate Background and pretext Even though Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified Japan and consolidated his power following the Siege of Odawara in 1590 his ill-fated The, also referred to as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代 Tokugawa-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868 The, also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan 's political and social structure

It gave its name to the battleship of the Second World War Musashi. History In June 1937 executives from the Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard including Director Kensuke Watanabe and yard engineer Kumao Baba were ordered to begin

See also Miyamoto Musashi. (c 1584– June 13 ( Japanese calendar: May 19), 1645 also known as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke, or

1 Timeline of important events in Musashi
2 References
- 2.1 Notes
- 2.2 Further reading

Timeline of important events in Musashi

Keiun 4, on the 15th day of the 6th month (707): Empress Genmei is enthroned at the age of 48. also known as Kyōun, is a Japanese era name following Taihō and preceding Wadō. Events By Place Asia Empress Gemmei succeeds to the Japanese throne (661 &ndash December 29 721 was the 43rd imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession ^[1]
Keiun 4 (707): Copper was reported to have been found in Musashi province in the region which includes modern day Tokyo. Events By Place Asia Empress Gemmei succeeds to the Japanese throne was a province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo prefecture, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture, mainly ^[2]
Keiun 5 (708):, The era name was about to be changed to mark the accession of Empress Gemmei; but the choice of Wadō as the new nengō for this new reign became a way to mark the welcome discovery of copper in the Chichibu District of what is now Saitama Prefecture. Events By Place Asia August 29 — Copper Coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date The Japanese era calendar scheme is a common Calendar scheme used in Japan, which identifies a year by the combination of the and the year number within the era Chichibu (秩父郡 -gun) is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū. ^[3] The Japanese word for copper is dō (銅); and since this was indigenous copper, the "wa" (the ancient Chinese term for Japan) could be combined with the "dō" (copper) to create a new composite term -- "wadō" -- meaning "Japanese copper. "

Wadō 1, on the 11th day of the 4th month (708): A sample of the newly discovered Musashi copper from was presented in Gemmei's Court where it was formally acknowledged as Japanese copper. was a after Keiun and before Reiki. This period spanned the years from 708 through 715. Events By Place Asia August 29 — Copper Coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date ^[4] The Wadō era is famous for the first Japanese coin (和同開珎, wadokaiho/wadokaichin).

Tenshō 18 (1590): Siege of Odawara. Iwatsuki Domain and Oshi Domain founded in Musashi Province. The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. Located in Musashi Province (parts of modern-day Saitama Prefecture) it was headquartered in Iwatsuki The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Musashi Province.

References

Notes

^ Brown, Delmer. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 271.
^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nipon o daï itsi ran, p. 63.
^ Titsingh, p. 63.
^ Titsingh, p. 63.

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Timeline of important events in Musashi

References

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Further reading