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	Nagato Province: Just the facts... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		Nagato (Japanese (A native or inhabitant of Japan) 長門国; -no kuni), often called Choshu (長州 Chōshū), was a province (The proper sphere or extent of your activities) of Japan (A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building).
		Although the ancient capital of the province was Shimonoseki (additional info and facts about Shimonoseki), Hagi (additional info and facts about Hagi) was usually the seat of the han (Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy) (fief).
		Nagato was ruled by the Mori clan (additional info and facts about Mori clan) before and after the Battle of Sekigahara (additional info and facts about Battle of Sekigahara).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/na/nagato_province.htm (239 words)

	Wikipedia: Nagato Province
		Nagato (長門国; -no kuni), often called Choshu (長州 Chōshū), was an old province of Japan.
		A province at the extreme western end of Honshu, in the area that is today Yamaguchi prefecture.
		In 1871 with the abolition of feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures (Haihan Chiken) after the Meiji Restoration, the provinces of Nagato and Suo were combined to eventually establish Yamaguchi prefecture.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/n/na/nagato_province.html (136 words)

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	Encyclopedia: Nagato Province
		The Battle of Sekigahara or popularly known as the Realm Divide was a decisive battle on September 15, 1600 (on the ancient Chinese calendar, October 21 on the modern calendar) that cleared the path to the Shogunate for Tokugawa Ieyasu.
		Nagato bordered on Iwami Iwami (石見国;; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area that is today the western part of Shimane prefecture.
		Nagato was ruled by the Mori clan Mōri clan (毛利氏 Mōri-shi) was a family of daimyō, descended from Oe no Hiromoto and established themselves in Aki province.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Nagato-Province (1839 words)

	Encyclopedia: Japanese battleship Nagato
		Nagato (Japanese: 長門, named after Nagato province) was a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, the lead ship of her class.
		Nagato was laid down at the Kure Naval Arsenal on August 28, 1917, launched on November 9, 1919, and completed on November 15, 1920.
		Nagato was attacked by dive-bombers from Hornet and hit by four bombs, suffering 38 killed and 105 wounded.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Japanese-battleship-Nagato (2930 words)

	Nagato Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although the ancient capital of the province was Shimonoseki, Hagi was usually the seat of the han (fief).
		Nagato was ruled by the Mori clan before and after the Battle of Sekigahara.
		Historically, the oligarchy that came into power after the Meiji Restoration of 1868 had a strong representation from the Choshu province, as Ito Hirobumi, Yamagata Aritomo, and Kido Koin (as known as Katsura Kogoro) were from there.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Choshu (190 words)

	Nagato Province (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		Nagato bordered on Iwami Province and Suo Province.
		Although the ancient capital of the province was Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Hagi, Yamaguchi was usually the seat of the Han (Japan) (fief).
		In 1871 with the Abolition of the han system (Haihan Chiken) after the Meiji Restoration, the provinces of Nagato and Suo province were combined to eventually establish Yamaguchi prefecture.
	www.carolinahost.com /search/Choshu.html (167 words)

	Abe - Aochi
		Nagato was a retainer of the Sagara family and held Akaike Castle in the Kuma district of Higo Province.
		Kagetsura was a son of Amano Hidefuji and served the Imagawa of Suruga Province.
		Koretsuna was the son of Anegakoji (Mitsugi) Yoshiyori and resided at Takayama Castle in Hida Province.
	www.samurai-archives.com /dictionary/A1.html (5515 words)

	Nagato, Yamaguchi - One Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		Nagato (長門市; -shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan.
		Nagato was also an old province of Japan.
		Nagato was a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
	www.onelang.com /encyclopedia/index.php/Nagato,_Yamaguchi (112 words)

	Nagato Province (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		Nagato (長門国 ; -no kuni) often called Choshu (長州 Chōshū) was an old province of Japan.
		A province at the extreme western of Honshu in the area that is today Yamaguchi prefecture.
		In 1871 with the abolition of feudal domains and the establishment prefectures (Haihan Chiken) after the Meiji Restoration the provinces of Nagato and Suo were combined to eventually establish Yamaguchi
	www.freeglossary.com /Choshu (460 words)

	Choshu
		Choshu (長州) is the commonly used abbreviation for the Nagato province of ancient Japan.
		Nagato is formally written as Nagato no Kuni (長門国) and is now the western half of present day Yamaguchi prefecture.
		The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ch/Choshu.html (137 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Japanese battleship Nagato
		She was the first battleship to mount 16 inch (410 mm) guns, and she was the flagship of Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
		In the war she saw action only once, during the battle of Leyte Gulf, due to the Japanese Navy's strategy of keeping major units in reserve for a decisive battle.
		On 18 July 1945 she was attacked at Yokusuka by torpedo bombers from Essex, Randolph, Shangri-La and Belleau Wood and hit by three bombs, one hitting the bridge and killing her commanding officer, Rear Admiral Otsuka Miki.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Nagato (934 words)

	Rxpress - Mori clan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		Their name was derived from a shoen in Mōri, Aikō district, Sagami province.
		After the Jōkyū War Mōri was appointed to the jito office of a shoen in Aki province.
		The West Army lost the battle and the Mori clan lost three eastern provinces and moved their capital from Hiroshima to currentday Hagi, Yamaguchi.
	www.rxpresspharmacy.com /wiki/index/Mori_clan (253 words)

	The Exhibition
		The Pine Grove at Mio in Suruga Province
		The Cave Temple of Kannon in the Iwai Valley in Tajima Province
		Wier in the Shallows at Yanase in Chikugo Province
	www.cottontown.org /page.cfm?pageid=3299&language=eng (364 words)

	Read about Nagato Province at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Nagato Province and learn about Nagato Province here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		Nagato (Japanese 長門国; -no kuni), often called Choshu (長州 Chōshū), was a
		Although the ancient capital of the province was
		abolition of feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures (Haihan Chiken) after the Meiji Restoration, the provinces of Nagato and
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Choshu (171 words)

	Info and facts on 'Iwaki Province' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		Iwaki (石城国 ; -no kuni) is an old province (additional info and facts about old province) of Japan lasting for a brief period of time in Nara period (additional info and facts about Nara period).
		Iwaki (磐城国 ; -no kuni) is an old province (additional info and facts about old province) of Japan established in Meiji Era (additional info and facts about Meiji Era).
		() It was cut out of Mutsu Province (additional info and facts about Mutsu Province) and corresponded to the eastern part of modern Fukushima Prefecture (additional info and facts about Fukushima Prefecture).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/iw/iwaki_province.htm (109 words)

	The Môri generals
		He was active in the war with the Oda that culminated in the Siege of Takamatsu Castle in Bingo and after the death of Nobunaga (1582) played an important role in Hideyoshi's conquest of Shikoku in 1585, landing with his brother Kobayakawa on Iyo with 30,000 men.
		After the battle he was deprived of his Chikugo holdings and was given a small fief in Nagato Province.
		He was present at the Battles of Koriyama (1540) and Miyajima (1555) and in 1557 he trapped Ôuchi Yoshinaga at Chôfu in Nagato Province and forced him to commit suicide.
	www.samurai-archives.com /moriret.html (2333 words)

	Japanese Warship Names
		Capital ships were mostly named after provinces, although Kongo-class, being battlecruisers, were named after mountains.
		Chokai: "Bird Sea", a volcano in Ugo province
		Mogami: A river, divides the Ugo and Uzen provinces
	www.combinedfleet.com /ijnnames.htm (737 words)

	Shimazu Clan Guide
		Also the capital province of Satsuma along with Hyuga and Osumi are completely sealed off from enemy lines.
		If you notice that the bulk of troops are not being produce west of the Awaji area then move your force from the island and cut off the lands from the troop suppliers in the east.
		When your army from Nagato takes out the main troop producing facilities on its quest across the old Mori land you can then move your army from the island and cut off the remaining territories.
	www.totalwar.org /hosted/TotalwarShogun/strats/clans/shimazu.html (1339 words)

	Bingo Province (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		Bingo (備後国; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan on the Inland Sea side of western Honshu in what is today Hiroshima prefecture.
		Bingo bordered on Bitchu Hoki Izumo Iwami and Aki provinces.
		That the man known as Bingo writes and sings more convincingly than his aspiring alt-country kin is what makes this album better than...
	www.freeglossary.com /Bingo_Province (224 words)

	Mizuno - Murakoshi
		The Môri of Aki Province were descended from Ôe Hiromoto (1148-1225), a noted Minamoto retainer, and lived in Koriyama Castle (Yoshida) in Aki province from 1336 until Mori Terumoto moved to Hiroshima in 1593.
		Given land in Bitchû Province, Motokiyo was active in the Môri's eastward expansion and was skilled in castle construction.
		One branch of the Murakami was well-established in coastal Iyo Province and was connected to the Kôno family.
	www.samurai-archives.com /dictionary/m2.html (4765 words)

	Hiroshige - Stewart Guide to Japanese Prints (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		Hiroshige's very ambitious set of "Views in different Provinces," being exceeded in number only by his "Hundred Famous Views in Yedo," is entitled Roku-ju-yo Shio Meisho Dzu-ye (literally "Views of the more-than-sixty Provinces"), and consists of sixty-nine plates and a title-page with list of contents.
		Another very good plate is that showing the Kintai Bridge, Province of Suwo, on its four massive stone piers, in a heavy snowfall, a raft in the stream in the distance.
		The great rock cavern known as the "Dragon's Mouth," Province of Bizen, and a peasant hurrying along against the storm by the edge of the river under trees which bend before the gale.
	www.hiroshige.org.uk /hiroshige/stewart/chapter_18.htm (3443 words)

	Nagato (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		Nagato, Yamaguchi, a town in Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan
		Nagato Province, one of the old provinces of Japan.
		Japanese battleship Nagato, a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy
	www.abitabouteverything.com /files/n/na/nagato.html (67 words)

	Nagato Province - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		Nagato Province - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Nagato Province contains research on
		Nagato Province, See also, Old provinces of Japan and OpenHistory.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Choshu (209 words)

	The Looking Glass Chronicle :: Mrs Hisako Tsugaru, Princess Hitachi's mother, is dead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		She was born Hisako Môri as the first-born daughter of Viscount Motokatsu Môri, 15th head of the Môri family of ex-Lordship of Chôfu of Nagato Province, married Count Yoshitaka Tsugaru, 14th head of the Tsugaru family of ex-Lordship of Hirosaki of Mutsu Province.
		Princess Hitachi was born Hanako Tsugaru as the fourth-born daughter of Count and Countess Tsugaru in 1940.
		The funeral was organised by his son Mr Shin Tsugaru, 15th head of the Tsugaru family of ex-Countcy and ex-Lordship of Hirosaki of Mutsu Province, in Tokyo on 14th May.
	www.balchder.jp /wythnos/lookingglass/index.cgi/News/N053.wikieditish (224 words)

	UK Sword Register, No. 60 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		The overall impression is of a wide and active hamon but on closer inspection it seems somewhat rough and coarse and lacks depth, although this may have something to do with the quality of the polish as well.
		Choshu province (or Nagato) is not one normally associated with great sword production, although the tsuba makers of Hagi, the capital city of the province, were renowned.
		Located at the extreme west of Japan’s main island of Honshu the province was in a strategically important position, being able to control the straits of Shimonoseki that divided Honshu from Kyushu and is the gateway to the Inland Sea.
	www.to-ken.com /swordregister/no60.htm (622 words)

	Encyclopedia of Japanese History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		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/download/dev-current/encyclopedia/ejh.html (5588 words)

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