Nagato Province ( 長門国 , Nagato no kuni ) , often called Chōshū ( 長州 ) , was a province of Japan . It was at the extreme western end of Honshū , in the area that is today Yamaguchi Prefecture . Nagato bordered on Iwami and Suō Provinces.
5-456: (Redirected from Choshu ) Chōshū may refer to: Nagato Province Urakusai Nagahide , a designer of ukiyo-e style Japanese woodblock prints Chōshū Domain , a feudal domain of Japan during the Edo period Koriki Chōshū (born 1972), a Japanese comedian Riki Chōshū (born 1951), a Korean-Japanese professional wrestler Topics referred to by
10-603: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nagato Province Although the ancient capital of the province was Shimonoseki , Hagi was the seat of the Chōshū han (fief or domain) during the Edo period . Nagato was ruled by the Mōri clan before and after the Battle of Sekigahara . In 1871 with the abolition of feudal domains and
15-538: The oligarchy that came into power after the Meiji Restoration of 1868 had a strong representation from the Chōshū province, as Itō Hirobumi , Yamagata Aritomo , and Kido Kōin were from there. Other natives famous for their role in the restoration include Yoshida Shōin , Takasugi Shinsaku , and Kusaka Genzui among others. The Japanese battleship Nagato was named after this province. Sumiyoshi jinja
20-614: The establishment of prefectures ( Haihan Chiken ) after the Meiji Restoration , the provinces of Nagato and Suō were combined to eventually establish Yamaguchi Prefecture. At the same time, the province continued to exist for some purposes. For example, Nagato is explicitly recognized in treaties in 1894 (a) between Japan and the United States and (b) between Japan and the United Kingdom . Historically ,
25-532: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Chōshū . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chōshū&oldid=1099637635 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Japanese-language surnames Hidden categories: Short description
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