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Topic: Sanuki Province

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Sanuki Province (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Sanuki (讃岐国; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan on the island of Shikoku, with the same boundaries as modern Kagawa Prefecture.
		In the Sengoku period Sanuki was ruled by the Miyoshi clan.
		In the Edo Period Sanuki was divided into five; three han in Takamatsu, Marugame, Tadotsu, the Shogun's direct holding and a part of Tsuyama han whose mainland was on Honshū.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Sanuki_Province (243 words)

	HenroTracks - Kagawa
		Kagawa is a relatively narrow prefecture between the mountains of Shikoku and the sea.
		Kagawa, formerly Sanuki, was an old province of Japan on the island of Shikoku, with the same boundaries as modern Kagawa Prefecture.
		In the Edo Period Sanuki was divided into five; three han in Takamatsu, Marugame, Tadotsu, the Shogun 's direct holding and a part of Tsuyama han whose mainland was on Honshu.
	henro.squarespace.com /kagawa (328 words)

	Sô-Takeda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Sogo of Sanuki Province were related to the Miyoshi and served them until the fall of the latter by 1573.
		The Takeda of Aki Province were related to the Takeda of Kai and were powerful in that province from the late 12th century until their downfall at the hands of Môri Motonari between 1516 and 1523.
		The Takeda of Kazusa Province were descended from the Takeda of Kai and established by Takeda Nobunaga, a son of Takeda Nobumitsu (d.1412).
	www.samurai-archives.com /dictionary/st.html (7006 words)

	Samurai
		Some intermarry [with people from outer provinces], and others engage in agriculture or commerce and are no different from the people in the provinc'es.
		When a newly appointed governor travels to the province to which he is assigned, some of his roto and other followers either rob things from other persons or engage in quarrels among themselves.
		Following the distruction of the Ichinotani fortification in Settsu Province in the Second Month, members of the Heike have been plundering the various provinces in the west, and Genji troops have been sent into the region to check the Heike.
	www.sp.uconn.edu /~gwang/id112.htm (1822 words)

	Hogen Rebellion
		The forces of Go-Shirakawa defeated the retired emperor Sutoku making the way for emperor Nijo to be appointed to the throne and Go-Shirakawa becoming the new cloistered emperor in 1158.
		Sutoku was banished to Sanuki[?] province of Shikoku, Fujiwara no Yorinaga was killed in battle, and Minamoto no Tameyoshi and Taira no Tadamasa were executed.
		Minamoto no Yoshitomo became head of the Minamoto after the death of his father and together with Taira no Kiyomori, succeeded in establishing the two samurai clans as new politcal powers in Kyoto.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ho/Hogen_Rebellion.html (319 words)

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		EtchÅ« Province A province in central HonshÅ«, on the Sea of Japan side.
		Hibuya Riots Hida Province A province in the area that is today part of Gifu Prefecture.
		Higo Province A province in the area that is today Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of KyÅ«shÅ«.
	www.openhistory.org /jhdp/download/encyclopedia/0.3.3/ejh.txt (16714 words)

	Encyclopedia of Shinto - 8. Schools, Groups, and Personalities: Personalities
		Generally believed to have been born in the province of Sanuki (present-day Kagawa Prefecture), and purported to have been the descendant of Abe no Kurahashimaro, Minister of the Left.
		Born in 1742 to Nakagawa Tsuneyuki in the town of Uji in Ise Province (present-day Mie Prefecture).
		Born in 1773 in Onyū District, Wakasa Province (present-day Obama Cit...
	eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp /modules/xwords/category.php?categoryID=36 (917 words)

	Baba-Doi
		Motochika was the eldest son of Chosokabe Kunichika and was born at Okô Castle in Tosa Province.
		In 1578 he invaded Awa Province and clashed with the Sogo family at Hakuchi Castle, and again at the Battle of Nakatomigawa in 1582.
		Michitoshi held Takai Castle in Iyo Province and served the Kôno. He joined in the attempt to suppress the rebellious Ôno Noayuki but was killed at the Battle of Hanase.
	www.samurai-archives.com /dictionary/bd.html (4046 words)

	History and Government>
		In the provinces, the movement towards imperial consolidation began to give way, out of a certain necessity, to the institution of shoen - estates which enjoyed a number of privileges, including varying degrees of tax exemption.
		The names Taira and Minamoto were practically generic by the 11th Century, and numerous members of the two families formed their own offshoot families, often taking the name of the district in which they lived (the Ashikaga of Shimotsuke are a nice example).
		Sutoku was sent into exile to Sanuki Province, where he later died at the age of 64.
	www.angelfire.com /rpg/nippon/history.html (5971 words)

	Sanuki Province--Rich in Culuture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Kagawa used to be known as the Sanuki Province.
		The word "Sanuki" consists of two Chinese characters that mean "praiseworthy mountains." The area is said to have been named for its beautiful land formations.
		Whether known as Sanuki or Kagawa, countless people have been born in the region and have made their mark in history, building the Kagawa we know today.
	www.pref.kagawa.jp /kocho/eizo/e/bunka/top_01.htm (128 words)

	The Samurai: A Brief History
		The organization of provinces (kuni) was outlined, and the practice of reign names established (the first being, of course, Taika); the government was restructured along Chinese lines, and steps were taken towards economic reforms, which included a new system of taxation.
		In that a former ambassador to China and Inspector of the provinces of Sagami, Shimotsuke, and Kozuke, Tajihi Agatamori, was assigned the rank of Jeisetsu Sei-I-shôgun and given authority to war on the emishi.
		As late the 16th Century the Kanto was considered remote from the Home Provinces, a rustic land that sprawled beyond the Hakone Mountains, themselves traditionally considered the gates to the barbarous east.
	members.tripod.com /epathy/id217.htm (13047 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In 1508, when Åuchi Yoshioki marched his armies into Kyoto having Ashikaga Yoshiki (Ashikaga Yoshitane) who was the former shogun and had escaped to Suo Province as his boss, Takakuni conspired with them and purged the shogun, Ashikaga Yoshizumi and Sumimoto to Omi Province.
		In addition, he also held the post of Shugo of Settsu Province, Tamba Province, Sanuki Province and Tosa Province.
		In 1527, he was purged from Kyoto by Miyoshi Motonaga and Hosokawa Harumoto.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Hosokawa_Takakuni (257 words)

	Wikipedia: Kukai
		Kūkai is also said to have written the iroha, one of the most famous poems in Japanese.
		Kukai was born in 774 in the province of Sanuki on Shikoku island - in the present day town of Zentsūji.
		His family were members of a declining aristocratic family, a branch of the Ootomo clan which has ancient roots.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/k/ku/kukai.html (5715 words)

	Xicocu - IBWiki
		Its name translates literally as "four lands", and refers to the four traditional lands (identical in borders to the modern provinces) of the island.
		The capital is the city of Tacamaçu in Cagawa province.
		Fruit is grown throughout the northern area in great variety, including citrus fruits, persimmons, peaches, and grapes.
	ib.frath.net /w/Xicocu (322 words)

	Amazon.com: "Iyo Province": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		I have a temple in zu, in Iyo Province, where I spend some time almost every year.57 Unlike here, the buildings are large, and whenever I visit, great crowds...
		When they were journeying up to the capital from Iyo Province he pushed them both into the sea [and they drowned).
		Murakami Takeyoshi (1533-1604) had long ruled the roost from his castle located on the island of Noshima in Iyo Province, one of the busiest and narrowest straits of Japan's Inland Details of a typical seki bune's bows are given in...
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Iyo-Province (614 words)

	Seto Great Bridge and Central Kagawa
		Okubo Jinnojo was born is Saita, a remote village of West Sanuki, as the third son of a community-minded landlord.
		It was a big family of like-minded progressives, consisting of his father and mother, his wife, his daughter and her husband, his younger brother and his wife.
		Ii-no-yama is known as Mt. Fuji of Sanuki, a fine landmark of the Sanuki Plain.
	www.waoe.org /steve/kagawa/bridge.html (6477 words)

	Shinobi
		If you take over a province who had a loyalty of 300%+ you are going to have to keep a large garrison there to keep that population happy.
		If you attack and take a province with a very low population loyalty, it will be much easier to get their loyalty up after your arrival requiring a much smaller garrison.
		You have a center main province with a huge army and the surrounding provinces have one unit of Ashigaru in them or some other small unit.
	www.totalwar.org /hosted/TotalwarShogun/strats/darkside/shinobiguide.html (1410 words)

	Shikoku Pilgrimage History
		Kūkai was born into an aristocratic family in Sanuki Province (now Kagawa Prefecture) on the northeastern coast of the island of Shikoku in 774.
		As an indication of his growing stature, in 816 (at age 43) Kūkai was granted permission by Emperor Saga to use land on the summit of Mount Kōya, in the center of Kii Province (now Wakayama Prefecture) for the establishment of a monastery dedicated to Shingon Buddhism.
		In 821 he was asked by the emperor to direct the reconstruction of Mannōike reservoir in Sanuki Province on Shikoku.
	www.shikokuhenrotrail.com /shikoku/daishihistory.html (3212 words)

	Pilgrimage on Shikoku Island
		In early 1185, the Taira retreated to the shores of Sanuki Province (now Kagawa Prefecture) for a very short time while being pursued by the Minamoto.
		Tosa Province (now Kōchi Prefecture) played a pivotal role in the overthrow of the Tokugawa Shōgunate and the establishment of the new Meiji government in events that have become known as the Meiji Restoration of 1868.
		And, as mentioned elsewhere, Kōbō Daishi was born in Sanuki Province in 774 and spent many years on the island - maybe his most formative years.
	www.shikokuhenrotrail.com /shikoku/planningWhy.html (1061 words)

	Amazon.com: "Sanuki Province": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		a daimyo of Sanuki Province, at the behest of his mother, the nun Yo-ni, an ardent convert to Bankei's Unborn Zen.30 There, at the center...
		The warriors of the Kanto left for Sanuki Province to destroy the Taira clan.
		Province Kii Province Sanuki Province Tosa Province Munenaga, Muneyoshi, Fuyuhiro Kunifusa, Kunimune, Kunitsugu Nagayoshi, Masanobu Tomoshige,...
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Sanuki-Province (506 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)

	JODO SHU English
		The Hada family was wealthy and, therefore, one of the powerful families in the province.
		Sada-akira was a local official sent by the lord of the province, the Emperor Horikawa, to govern the area.
		At first, Honen had been sentenced to exile in Tosa province, but later ex-premier Kanezane was able to change the place to Sanuki because of its milder weather.
	www.jodo.org /about_hs/ho_life.html (2166 words)

	Kagawa Prefecture Summary
		Kagawa Prefecture is situated in the northeastern region of Japan's island of Shikoku, where it occupies an area of 1,883 square kilometers.
		Kagawa's primary geographical features are coastal lowlands in the north, the Sanuki Mountains in the south, and many small offshore islands.
		Once known as Sanuki Province, it assumed its present name and borders in 1888.
	www.bookrags.com /Kagawa_Prefecture (738 words)

	Kobo Daishi
		For this reason, although the monks of Mount Hiei became the most powerful Buddhists at court, esoteric Shingon Buddhism was the most important religion of the Heian period and the early feudal period.
		On the eleventh day of the seventh month the Retired Emperor Gotoba was banished to the island province of Oki, the Retired Emperor Tsuchimikado was banished to the province of Awa, and the Retired Emperor Juntoku was banished to the island province of Sado.
		And now not only the provinces of Kanto but the chief priests and superintendents of Mount Hiei, To-ji and Onjo-ji have all come under the jurisdiction of the Kanto authorities, so that as a result, the latter are in the position of supporting these ceremonies.
	www.geocities.com /chris_holte/Buddhism/kobo.html (7073 words)

	One of the Horde
		Shimazu did not put a heavy garrison in Tosa as its forced was probably concentrated in the north (Nagato).
		The two armies clash in Izumo, the mountainous province in central Chugoku.
		The traders of the southern barbarians arrived in the province of Owari this season.
	www.totalwar.org /hosted/maltz/06_Hojo/Hojo15.htm (1035 words)

	Yan Xue's Home Page
		Takamatsu became the capital in 1587 with the advent of Lord Ikoma I as governor of Sanuki Province.
		The castle he built on the harbor was succeeded by 4 generations of his descendants, and then by 11 generations of Matsudaira Lords, governing Takamatsu Province with a fief of 120,000 koku.
		When a Marugame Province of 53000 koku was formed in 1641, an old castle was reconstructed and the castle seen today dates back to 1660, one of few genuine Edo Period castles remaining in Japan.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Pantheon/7197/students/899012.html (3295 words)

	Introduction to Shikoku and Japanese Terms
		Fortunately the Seto Inland Sea in the early stages of Japan 's histry was a main route for advanced civilizations from the Continent into the capital provinces of Naniwa (Osaka), Nara and Kyoto.
		In this book province is used for Han (e.g., Tosa Province).
		The Land of Tosa -> Tosa Province -> Kochi Pref.
	www.waoe.org /steve/shikoku/introduction.html (2094 words)

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