Iga Province in the context of "Ōmi Province"

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⭐ Core Definition: Iga Province

Iga Province (伊賀国, Iga no Kuni; Japanese pronunciation: [iꜜ.ɡa (no kɯ.ɲi), iꜜ.ŋa-]) was a province of Japan located in what is today part of western Mie Prefecture. Its abbreviated name was Ishū (伊州). Iga is classified as one of the provinces of the Tōkaidō. Under the Engishiki classification system, Iga was ranked as an "inferior country" (下国 gekoku) and a "near country" (近国 kingoku).

Iga was bordered by Ise to the east and south, Ōmi to the north, Yamato to the west and south, and Yamashiro Province to the northwest. It roughly coincides with the modern municipalities of Iga and Nabari in Mie Prefecture as well as Yagyu in Nara Prefecture. Surrounded by mountains, historically, Iga Province was rather inaccessible due to extremely poor road conditions. However, the area is now relatively easy to access from nearby Nara and Kyoto, as well as the larger cities of Osaka and Nagoya.

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👉 Iga Province in the context of Ōmi Province

Ōmi Province (近江国, Ōmi no Kuni; Japanese pronunciation: [oꜜː.mʲi (no kɯ.ɲi)]) was a province of Japan, which today comprises Shiga Prefecture. It was one of the provinces that made up the Tōsandō circuit. Its nickname is Gōshū (江州). Under the Engishiki classification system, Ōmi was ranked as one of the 13 "great countries" (大国) in terms of importance, and one of the "near countries" (近国) in terms of distance from the imperial capital Kyoto.

Ōmi bordered on Wakasa and Echizen Provinces to the north, Mino and Ise Provinces to the east, Iga and Yamato Provinces to the south, and Yamashiro and Tanba Provinces to the west. Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake, is located at the center of the province.

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Iga Province in the context of Bansenshūkai

Bansenshūkai (萬川集海, Ten Thousand Rivers Flowing Together to form an Ocean) (Also pronounced Mansenshukai) is a 1676 Japanese book containing a collection of knowledge from the clans in the Iga and Kōga, The book was compiled by Fujibayashi Yasutake (descendant of Fujibayashi Nagato-no-kami) in 1676, in the early years of the Tokugawa shogunate.

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Iga Province in the context of Ise Province

Ise Province (伊勢国, Ise no Kuni; Japanese pronunciation: [iꜜ.se (no kɯ.ɲi)]) was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today includes most of modern Mie Prefecture. Ise bordered on Iga, Kii, Mino, Ōmi, Owari, Shima, and Yamato Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was Seishū (勢州).

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Iga Province in the context of Tsutsui Sadatsugu

Tsutsui Sadatsugu (筒井 定次; June 6, 1562 – April 2, 1615) was a cousin and adopted son of Tsutsui Junkei, a feudal lord of the Yamato province. At the death of Junkei in 1584, he was relocated by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to Iga Province, where he built the Iga Ueno Castle.

In 1585, he participated at Hideyoshi Invasion of Shikoku against Chōsokabe clan.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Ōmi Province ← Bansenshūkai ← Ise Province ← Tsutsui Sadatsugu
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Ukiyo-e → Hiroshige → Provinces of Japan → Japan → Mie Prefecture → Tōkaidō (region) → Engishiki → Ise Province → Ōmi Province → Yamato Province → Yamashiro Province → Iga, Mie → Nabari, Mie → Nara, Nara → Kyoto → Osaka → Nagoya →