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23-557: After its conquest, the ancient Kingdom of Kibi became Kibi Province . It was divided into Bizen (備前), Bitchū (備中), and Bingo (備後) Provinces in the Ritsuryō administrative reforms in the late 7th century, with "Bizen" taking the first kanji of its name from "Kibi" and the second from its geographic position closest to the capital. Bizen Province at this time included the territory of what would later become Mimasaka Province , Tsurashima (Torago, Kojima County), Shōdoshima , and

46-513: A daimyō of the Sengoku period. He established Okayama as his stronghold. His successor, Ukita Hideie was defeated at the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara and dispossessed by Tokugawa Ieyasu , who awarded Okayama to Kobayakawa Hideaki . When Kobayakawa Hideaki died without heir, Okayama Castle and all of Bizen Province was awarded to Ikeda Tadatsugu , the second son of Ikeda Terumasa . The Ikeda clan continued to rule all of Bizen Province until

69-459: A nickname which he shared with Matsunaga Hisahide and Saitō Dōsan , due to their ambitious and treasonous personality, along with the habit to resort into underhanded tactics and assassinations to eliminate the oppositions. Naoie's grandfather Yoshiie was killed by Shimamura clan in 1534, Naoie narrowly escaped from Toishi castle along with his father Ukita Okiie . Two years later after his father died, he become head of Ukita clan in

92-535: A rebellion against Munekage. Naoie attacked Tenjinyama castle successfully, effectively ending Uragami Munekage's rule. In 1579, the Ukita clan resisted an advance by Hashiba Hideyoshi , who led a westward march upon orders of Oda Nobunaga. Sensing Oda Nobunaga 's victory over the Mori clan, Naoie sent a force to help the Mori, but not present citing personal illness as an excuse. Later in 1581, Naoie cut ties with

115-415: A rebellion. At this time, Ukita Naoie took out a letter that served as evidence of Shimamura Bungo-no-kami's plot, and said that Bungo-no-kami was the enemy of his grandfather (Ukita Yoshiie), and that he would kill him immediately if ordered to do so. It is also said that Nakayama Bitchu-no-kami was his (Naoie's) father-in-law, but that he would kill him for the sake of his lord (Uragami Munekage). Naoie built

138-585: A teahouse next to Numa Castle, invited Nakayama Bitchu-no-kami there, and killed him. Meanwhile, Shimamura rushed to attack Numa Castle, but was killed by the Ukita clan forces in battle on the castle gate. After that, Naoie was given Numa Castle and most of the territories of the Nakayama and Shimamura clans. Following this, many of Munekage's vassals deserted and joined the Ukita clan. In 1559, he killed his father-in-law Nakayama Nobumasa by order of Uragami Munekage and restored their old territory. In 1567, at

161-678: Is today Okayama Prefecture . Today, the Kibi Road crosses the plain between Okayama and Soja, what was once the heartland of Kibi no kuni . In modern Japanese , 黍 kibi refers to proso millet ( Panicum miliaceum ). However, the name of the kingdom of Kibi , which appears in the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki (the oldest written records in Japan), may have a different origin that has been lost to time. The Chinese characters used for writing

184-579: The Battle of Myōzenji , Naoie succeeded in expelling almost all forces from Bitchū who had entered the western portion of Bizen. In 1569, Naoie joined with Oda Nobunaga and Akamatsu Masahide of western Harima Province to rebel against his lord, Uragami Munekage. However, Munekage attacking Masahide at Tatsuno Castle and force Masahide to surrender. Munekage, whereupon give Naoie a special exception to return to serve him. In 1570, Naoie killed Okayama castle lord Kanemitsu Munetaka and started remodeling

207-608: The Meiji restoration . Under the Meiji government , on August 29, 1871, Bizen Province became part of Okayama Prefecture , with the exception of its islands in the Seto Inland Sea, which were transferred to Kagawa Prefecture and Ehime Prefecture . A small area of former Bizen Province was transferred to Akō, Hyōgo in 1963 at the request of is local inhabitants. Per the early Meiji period Kyudaka kyuryo Torishirabe-chō ( 旧高旧領取調帳 ) , an official government assessment of

230-863: The Seto Inland Sea , which also provided for convenience of marine transportation to the Kinai region Shikoku and Kyushu . The province was economically prosperous, and although its area as not large, it was ranked as a "superior country" under the Ritsuryō classification system. The location of the Bizen kokufu is uncertain. Per the Wamyō Ruijushō it was located in Mino District. However, ruins discovered in Joto District in what his now

253-733: The Kingdom of Kibi, which was destroyed during the reign of Emperor Kōrei. In the story, the demon Ura lived in Ki castle , the capital of Kibi. Ukita Naoie Ukita Naoie ( 宇喜多 直家 , 1529 – February 1, 1582) was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period . He was born in Bizen Province , to Ukita Okiie , a local samurai leader and head of the Ukita clan . He has historical reputation as one of Japan's Three Great Villains ( 日本三大梟雄 ) ,

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276-471: The Kokufuichi neighborhood of Naka-ku, Okayama ( 34°41′31.56″N 133°57′23.14″E  /  34.6921000°N 133.9564278°E  / 34.6921000; 133.9564278  ( 備前国庁跡 ) have been officially designated by the government as an Okayama Prefectural Historic Site. The designation is controversial as it was largely based on the geographic name of the site, which may or may not date to

299-588: The Nara period. The location of the Bizen Kokubun-ji is well defined, and is located in the city of Akaiwa, Okayama . It is located about 6.5 kilometers northeast of the estimated location of Bizen Kokufu . The foundations of the main temple buildings have been discovered, and the site is a National Historic Site . The presumed ruins of the Bizen Kokubun-niji are located 300 meters south of

322-802: The Osafune school and the Ichimonji schools. Bizen ware pottery also developed during this period, but did not reach national prominence for several centuries. In the Muromachi period , the Akamatsu clan , based in Harima Province , came to serve as shugo . When the power of the Akamatsu clan declined, the power of the Yamana clan increased, and Bizen gradually became a battlefield between

345-575: The Yamato administration that controlled Japan in the eighth century. The center of power of the Kibi Kingdom was located on the Kibi plain between Soja and Okayama. Kibi has also been associated with the legends of Kibitsuhiko-no-mikoto . According to the Nihon Shoki , he was the son of Emperor Kōrei . Legend says this prince slew an ogre called Ura. The tale may be a metaphor for the conquest of

368-413: The age of seven years old. In 1543, he became a vassal of Uragami Munekage and made remarkable progress in his war service. In 1544, Naoie was appointed as the lord of small castle called Otogo Castle . A year later, he was given command of 30 ashigaru to defend the fort and was rewarded for fighting treacherous Munekage's enemies. In 1551, under the orders of Urakami Munekage, Naoie married

391-565: The castle and moved Ukita clan 's main bastion from Numa castle in 1573. In 1574, on March, Naoie broke off the relations with Munekage. The battle went against Munekage, and in October of the following year, Munekage's castle, Tenjinyama Castle, fell. In 1574, since the influence of Naoie was increasing, Uragami Munekage attempted to oust Naoie. Naoie was dissatisfied with the Munekage decision, he allied with Mōri clan and launched

414-578: The daughter of Katsumasa, the governor of Nakayama-Bichu. The Nakayama clan was a local feudal lord based in Numa Castle (Higashi Ward, Okayama City).However, the Uragami clan tried to subjugate the Nakayama clan. It is said that the reason for this was that the Nakayama clan had neglected Uragami Munekage. The Uragami clan decided to subjugate the Nakayama clan because they suspected that Nakayama Bitchu no Kami and Morizane Shimamura (Nanami) were plotting

437-661: The monastery site. The details are not clear because no full-scale investigation has been conducted and the site is not covered by the National Historic Site designation, The ichinomiya of the province is Kibitsuhiko Shrine , located in Kita-ku, Okayama . Many shōen landed estates developed in the province during the Heian and Kamakura periods , and during this time the province also became famous for its production of Japanese swords , especially that of

460-430: The name of the kingdom, which have been in use for over 1200 years, literally mean "lucky, propitious, good" and "to prepare, preparation; ready; complete, perfect; provision, equipment, installation, facility" and probably have been used for their phonetic values . Archaeological research of many temples and shrine ruins, as well as burial mounds, suggests that the ancient kingdom was possibly as developed and powerful as

483-435: The nation’s resources, the province had 680 villages with a total kokudaka of 423,379 koku . [REDACTED] Media related to Bizen Province at Wikimedia Commons This Okayama Prefecture location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kingdom of Kibi Kibi ( 吉備国 , Kibi no kuni ) was a kingdom of fourth century Western Japan . The Kingdom of Kibi covered most of what

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506-562: The northern part of the Naoshima Islands . In 713, the six northern counties of Eita, Katsuta, Tomata, Kume and Mashima were separated from Bizen to form Mimasaka Province. Bizen, with much flat land and many rivers of reasonable size for flood control and water transportation, has been suitable for agriculture since ancient times. It has been an iron production area since the Kofun period , and also had salt fields along its coast with

529-615: The two clans and their proxies. During the Sengoku period , the Urakami clan, the shugodai , tried to rule Bizen Province by usurping the power of the Akamatsu clan, but were defeated by Amago Haruhisa , a powerful warlord from the San'in region . However, when the Amago clan declined, Ukita Naoie , a vassal of the Urakami clan, drove out the remnants of Urakami clan, and conquered Mimasaka Province and parts of Bitchū and Bizen Province to become

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