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  History of Oita Prefecture
Troops from Bungo and Buzen provinces were dispatched to the Mongol Invasions (Bunei-no Eki) as well as its 2nd expedition of "Koan-no Eki" in 1281.
Bungo province was granted to OTOMO Yoshimune and Buzen-Nakatsu province to KURODA Yoshitaka (KURODA Jyosui).
The Christianities in Bungo province were strictly banned and their religious faith was completely destroyed by suppression in 1622, 1633, and 1659.
www.pref.oita.jp /10400/o_book/english/history_of_oita.html   (730 words)

  
  Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Bungo Province
It bordered on Buzen, Hyuga, Higo, Chikugo, and Chikuzen Provinces.
The honor of the holiest Shinto shrine of Bungo province (豊前一宮, Buzen ichinomiya) was given to Usa shrine known as Usa hachimangu or Usa jingu in Usa district (today Usa, Ōita).
During the Sengoku period, in the middle of 16th century, Bungo was a stronghold of the Ōtomo clan.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Bungo_Province   (297 words)

  
 Bungo Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bungo (豊後国; Bungo no kuni) was a province of Japan in eastern Kyūshū.
At the end of 7th century, Toyo no Kuni or Toyo Kuni (豊国) was split into Buzen, literally "the front of Toyo" and Bungo, literally "the back of Toyo." Until the Heian period, Bungo was read as Toyokuni no Michi no Shiri.
In the middle of the period, both clans declined.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bungo_Province   (274 words)

  
 Oishi-Oyamada
He joined the Chosokabe campaign to Bungo Province in 1586 (at the behest of Toyotomi Hideyoshi) and was killed in the fighting with the Shimazu at the Hetsugigawa.
He was later dispatched to the northern provinces as a land survey officer, though his activities during the 1590's are otherwise obscure, possibly due to a worsening case of leprosy he was suffering from by this point.
The Ôtomo of Bungo Province represented one of the oldest of Japan's clans.
www.samurai-archives.com /dictionary/o2.html   (4693 words)

  
 Ethnologue report for Sudan
Santandrea to be in Hobbinya District of Southern Dar Fur Province.
Northern Sudan, Dar Fur Province, Dar Masalit and Nyala District, scattered colonies in Dar Fongoro and to the south and east, and Gedaref Region; Geneina, Mistere, and Habila Kajangise.
Southern Sudan, Torit District, eastern Equatoria Province, east and southeast of the Luluba and the Lokoya.
www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=Sudan   (4938 words)

  
 bungo   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The honor of the holiest Shinto shrine of Bungo province (豊前一宮, Buzen ichinomiya) was.
The Bungo Channel (豊後水道, Bungo Suidō?) is a strait separating the Japanese islands of Kyushu and Shikoku.
Bungo Channel The Bungo Channel (豊後水道, Bungo Suidō) is a strait separating the Japanese islands of Kyushu and Shikoku.
www.myglobaldir.com /bingo/bungo.shtml   (193 words)

  
 ARMOR FROM THE CLAN OF DAIMYO OTOMO SORIN, C-1624 AD. ~ www.samuraisword.com
it is signed; "hitachi ju kagetomo iyetada" (province, and maker), he was one of the founders of the saotome school.
This suit is very similar (type of KABUTO, and color of the lacing) to the suit worn by, the chief daimyo of "Bungo" province "Otomo Sorin" (a feudal lord, serving "tokugawa IEYASU") from 1530-1587.
Xavier was in Bungo to meet with the Portuguese ships to collect mail and provisions from Rome.
www.samuraisword.com /armor2   (646 words)

  
 Sannomiya-Shonyo
He was killed in the Battle of the Hetsugigawa in Bungo Province fighting the Shimazu (1587).
Ujihiro held Mochibune Castle in Suruga Province and was a brother-in-law of Imagawa Yoshimoto.
Sadataka was a retainer of Uesugi Kenshin of Echigo Province and held Shôda Castle.
www.samurai-archives.com /dictionary/s2.html   (6022 words)

  
 archipelaGoJambi
The province of Jambi shares borders with Riau to the north, West Sumatra and Bengkulu to the west and South Sumatra to the south.
Today, many places that were practically inaccessible to modern means of transportation have shed their isolation, and as a result Jambi is no longer the stagnant province it was a couple of decades ago.
The capital of the province of Jambi is located on the Batanghari River and has long been known for its many historical remains.
www.goarchi.com /archo/provinces/jambi/jambitour.html   (783 words)

  
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The three provinces of Imagawa consists of Hizen on the west, Chikuzen on the north, and river province Chikugo on the south.
In case the Bungo army invades Buzen, we would be isolated on the island of Kiushu.
Soon we were surprised to discovered that Imagawa has grabed the province of Higo (South of Chikugo) and Hyuga (south of Bungo) from the former Shimazu.
www.totalwar.org /hosted/maltz/01_Oda/oda7.htm   (1758 words)

  
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Each province koku is initial value (which can be improved by player).
Provinces with harbors may build ports for less cost.
Troop refers to type of unit which can be built at less cost or with more honor in that province.
www.wargamer.com /strategyguides/shogun_strategy/provinces.htm   (78 words)

  
 The Great Battle of Bungo
Surprisingly, the province of Nagato, the sole Shimazu province on the Japanese mainland and bordering with Mori territory, was lightly defended.
The Battle of Bungo was to be one of the greatest and most significant battles in Japanese history.
The Battle of Bungo is where the Japanese samurai established themselves as some of the fiercest warriors in all history.
doragon.bravepages.com /shogun/library/reading/bungo.htm   (1977 words)

  
 Marburg Toll in Angola Explodes to 399
The vast majority of cases have occurred in Uige Province, where 388 cases and 324 deaths have been reported.
Yesterday, four new suspected cases, of which three were fatal, were reported in Bungo municipality, in Uige Province.
An urgent investigation has been launched to determine whether the Bungo cases can be linked to Uige municipality, where transmission is known to be ongoing.
www.recombinomics.com /News/05270503/Marburg_Toll_399.html   (364 words)

  
 Survey of Biodiversity and Forest Condition in the Ulu Batang Tebo Area   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The area is a critical water catchment for Jambi province and in particular for Muara Bungo, which draws its main water supplies from the Batang Tebo river.
The NGO Warsi, active in the Muara Bungo area, advises that flooding incidents are becoming common in the downriver Batang Tebo and Batang Ule areas of Tanah Tumbuh, and that this is likely due to logging and large-scale land clearance.
A second survey is required to enter the Batang Tebo forests from the Muara Bungo side to check boundary markers, the extent of illegal logging, land-clearing activities of oil palm plantations, and the extent of encroachment to the east of Gunung Tujuh.
www.kerinci.org /survey_biodiversity.html   (5711 words)

  
 Hiroshige - 60 Odd Provinces
The Pine Grove at Mio in Suruga Province
The Cave Temple of Kannon in the Iwai Valley in Tajima Province
The Weir in the Shallows at Yanase in Chikugo Province
www.hiroshige.org.uk /hiroshige/60_odd_provinces/60_odd_provinces.htm   (385 words)

  
 [Kabar-indonesia] 16 RI Biz/Econ Reports: Poverty; Offshore Debt; Mega Projects; Telkom; Logging   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The province's economy, which has long been driven partly by illicit businesses such as illegal logging, smuggling and gambling by local organized crime groups, is forecast to grow by more than 6 percent this year.
With abundant marine resources, the province will also set up a fisheries business center, covering an area of 734,000 hectares along the province's coastline and small scattered islands.
Jambi Police data indicates that the number of cases of log theft in the province has skyrocketed from only 18 with 23 suspects in 2003 to 74 with 136 suspects in 2005.
www.kabar-irian.com /pipermail/kabar-indonesia/2006-July/001949.html   (4471 words)

  
 One of the Horde
The land of Bungo was guarded by a quite famous general named Ukita Naomoto.
Also, Hojo Ujiyasu was asked to sail to Bungo, preparing for an assault to Chikuzen of northern Kyushu.
And I shall conquer this province with ease.
www.totalwar.org /hosted/maltz/06_Hojo/Hojo16.htm   (1708 words)

  
 Encyclopedia of Japanese History   (Site not responding. Last check: )
However, over the years of since the establishment of the Tokugawa Shōgunate, most domain had run up serious debts (due in part to the construction and sankin kotai demands of the Tokugawa rulers) and this one carrot the new Meiji leaders used to entice the daimyō to willing “return” their domains to the Emperor.
It wasn't a bad deal but after the daimyō of Satsuma and Chōshū proved their loyalty to the Emperor by returning their domains, the smaller daimyō didn't really have much choice.
He secured control of about one-third of the provinces through the use of large-scale warfare, and he institutionalized administrative practices, such as systematic village organization, tax collection, and standardized measurements.
www.openhistory.org /jhdp/encyclopedia   (5963 words)

  
 NIHONTO.COM:ABOUT SWORDS   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Bungo province in Kyushu produced such excellent swordsmiths as Yukihira in the Koto times.
The Bungo Takada school was founded by Tomoyuki in the Nanbokucho period.
Perhaps a foundation of this difference of opinion is that if you look at the structure of Bungo Takada swords, you will see that they were made to satisfy practical rather than artistic needs.
www.nihonto.com /abtartbungo.html   (408 words)

  
 CAPRi Research Project
This project will engage local people throughout the research to ensure optimal capacity building for collective action over property rights; to secure more equitable flows from natural resource benefits for the poor and marginalized; and ensure uptake of project findings by government and local stakeholders.
Bungo and Tanjung Jabung Barat Districts, Jambi Province, Indonesia.
Both these bureaus are currently tasked with involving the public in the development of a new spatial plan for land use based development for their districts.
www.cifor.cgiar.org /Research/Governance/MainActivities/capri.htm   (1634 words)

  
 Brass Bricks » Warring States NPC’s
Mori Takamoto, Daimyo of the Mori Clan - Ruler of Aki Province, the man the PC’s are sworn to obey and defend with their lives.
Ouchi Yoshitaka, Daimyo of the Ouchi Clan - Ruler of Suo and Nagato Provinces, and liege of Mori Motonari.
Amako Akahisa, Daimyo of the Amako Clan - Ruler of Iwami and Izumo Provinces, enemy of the Mori and Ouchi.
brassbricks.com /main/?p=14   (606 words)

  
 World Agroforestry Centre::South East Asia
The seminar addressed how conversion of forests and peatlands for various land uses in Indonesia had generated very little economic benefit while releasing huge amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
These findings come from a study that covers three provinces of Indonesia (16 percent of the total Indonesian land area) and accounts for 16 percent of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.
It can therefore be considered relatively representative of the situation across the country.
www.icraf.cgiar.org /sea   (2960 words)

  
 PART III CRITICAL NOTES
In ancient Japan, a rare jewel being regarded as a divine object, possessed a magical influence, and was a kind of fetish; so, for the simple-minded Japanese of old, it was possible that through the magical virtue of the jewels a child was born.
Yamato in disguise and there obtain a small lump of earth which it was indispensable to use when invoking the gods for victory.
This is a divine son of Ōkuninushi-no-Kami of Izumo Province, who, on Kotoshironushi’s stern warning, willingly sacrificed his life through loyalty to the Emperor, after surrendering the governance of his country to the Heavenly Grandson Ninigi-no-Mikoto.
www.sacred-texts.com /shi/kgsh/kgsh5.htm   (6186 words)

  
 World Aquaculture Society abstract data   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The seeds in the farm were presumptively transferred from West Java where KHV disease has spread.
During February to September 2003, KHV has spread in 4 areas of two provinces are Bengkulu province (Rejang Lebong and Argamakmur) and Jambi province (Kerinci Lake, Lamo Lake and Sigombak Lake).
In 2004 (until August 2004) KHV has spread in West Sumatera Province (Solok) and Jambi Province (Muara Bungo).
www.was.org /meetings/AbstractData.asp?AbstractId=9355   (197 words)

  
 Christian Daimyo   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Their motives for conversion varied, as did the measure of their devotion and constancy.
Omura Sumitada (Dom Bartholomeu) lord of the Sonogi region of Hizen Province (now part of Nagasaki), was attracted to baptism in 1563 by the Jesuits' promise to ensure that Portuguese trading ship would call at harbours in his domain.
Otomo Sorin of Bungo Province (now part of Oita) was the leading power of Kyushu when he was baptized in 1578 after 27 years of friendship with Jesuit missionaries.
www.baobab.or.jp /~stranger/mypage/daimyo.htm   (335 words)

  
 St. Francis Xavier
Kagoshima was Paul's native city, and he obtained from the prince of Satsuma province permission for Xavier to preach.
Handsomely dressed, with his companions acting as attendants, he presented himself before Oshindono, the ruler of Nagate, and as a representative of the great kingdom of Portugal offered him the letters and presents, a musical instrument, a watch, and other attractive objects which had been given him by the authorities in India for the emperor.
Hearing after a time that a Portuguese ship had arrived at a port in the province of Bungo in Kyushu and that the prince there would like to see him, Xavier now set out southward again.
www.ewtn.com /library/MARY/XAVIER2.htm   (4820 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In Japan, ornamental ume cultivars are classified into yabai (lit.
The bungo trees are also grown for fruit and supposed to be hybrids between ume and apricot.
The hibai trees have red heartwood and most of them have red flowers.
www.gamecheatz.net /games.php?title=Ume   (1028 words)

  
 Francis Xavier and the Land of the Rising Sun
Ouchi Yoshitaka was one of the most powerful daimyo in Japan at the time, controlling provinces in northern Kyushu and six on the main island.
Before his departure for Bungo, Xavier further received letters from both the daimyo, inviting him to come, and the captain of the ship, who was an old friend.
Yoshishige, the daimyo of Bungo province, was afraid to convert because doing so might be an excuse for one of his powerful vassals to rebel against him (Schurhammer 1982:vol.
www.theropps.com /papers/Winter1997/FrancisXavier.htm   (6310 words)

  
 Miura Baien - the person   (Site not responding. Last check: )
He gained high reputation in his district and became known as the "sage of Bungo".
It seems unlikely though that he was known to any considerable extent before 1895 beyond Kyûshû; although he had left behind an imposing work.
Today's prefecture of Ôita comprises the ancient province of Bungo and a part of Buzen.
home.debitel.net /user/RMittelstaedt/Japan/MBbio-en.htm   (1488 words)

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