Yamato Province

For other uses, see Yamato (disambiguation).

Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Yamato Province highlighted.

Yamato Province (大和国, Yamato no Kuni) was a province of Japan, located in Kinai, corresponding to present-day Nara Prefecture in Honshū.^[1] It was also called Washū (和州). At first, the name was written with one different character (大倭; cf. Names of Japan), and for about ten years after 737, this was revised to use more desirable characters (大養徳). The final revision was made in the second year of the Tenpyō-hōji era (c. 758). It is classified as a great province in the Engishiki.

The Yamato Period in the history of Japan refers to the late Kofun Period (c. 250–538) and Asuka Period (538–710). Japanese archaeologists and historians emphasize the fact that during the early Kofun Period the Yamato chieftainship was in close contention with other regional powers, such as Kibi Province near present-day Okayama Prefecture. Around the 6th century, the local chieftainship gained national control and established the Imperial court in Yamato Province.

The battleship Yamato, the flagship of the Japanese Combined Fleet during World War II, was named after this ancient province.

Capital

The provincial capital was Wakigami in Katsujō District (modern northeastern Gose), but accompanying the Heijō-kyō capital transfer, it was moved to Takaichi District (Jōroku in modern Kashihara, where the Ōgaru and Ishikawa towns meet, called Karu no Chimata). The exact location of the capital is guessed at by various sources, but not known for sure. There was no shugo's mansion; the Kōfuku-ji played that role.

In the Setsuyōshū, Toichi District is listed as the seat.

Temples

The provincial temple for monks is popularly thought to have been Tōdai-ji, but it may have in fact been a different one in Kashihara. The one for nuns was Hokke-ji.

The primary shrine was Sakurai's Ōmiwa Shrine, but there have been no records stating as such found at the shrine itself. There were no secondary shrines. The sōja (or principal Shinto shrine in the province) was Kokufu Shrine (Takatori, Takaichi, Nara).

Kami of Yamato

Minamoto no Shigetoki
Minamoto no Suetō
Utsunomiya Nobufusa
Oda Hidanaga
Oda Toshisada
Oda Tatsusada
Oda Tatsukatsu
Mitsuki Naoyori
Honjō Fusanaga
Tōyama Kagetō
Jushii-ge Nakai Masakiyo
Jushii-ge Matsudaira Tomonori
Jushii-ge Matsudaira Naotsune
Jugoi-ge Kanō Hisachika
Jushii-ge Matsudaira Naonobu
Jushii-ge Matsudaira Tsunenori
Jushii-ge Matsudaira Naoyoshi

Districts

Ancient		Medieval	1 April 1896	Modern
Sofu (曾布^?)	Sofu no Kami no Kōri	Soekami-gun	Soekami-gun	Nara-shi, Tenri-shi
Sofu (曾布^?)	Sofu no Shimo no Kōri	Soejimo-gun	Ikoma-gun	Yamatokōriyama-shi, Ikoma-shi, Ikoma-gun
	Heguri no Kōri	Heguri-gun	Ikoma-gun	Yamatokōriyama-shi, Ikoma-shi, Ikoma-gun
	Hirose no Kōri	Hirose-gun	Kitakatsuragi-gun	Yamatotakada-shi, Kashiba-shi, Katsuragi-shi, Kitakatsuragi-gun
Katsuragi (葛城^?)	Katsuragi no Shimo no Kōri	Katsuge-gun	Kitakatsuragi-gun
	Katsuragi no Kami no Kōri	Katsujō-gun	Minamikatsuragi-gun	Gose-shi
	Oshimi no Kōri	Oshimi-gun	Minamikatsuragi-gun	Gose-shi
	Uchi no Kōri	Uchi-gun	Uchi-gun	Gojō-shi
	Yoshino no Kōri	Yoshino-gun	Yoshino-gun	Gojō-shi, Yoshino-gun
	Uda no Kōri	Uda-gun	Uda-gun	Uda-shi, Uda-gun
Shiki (磯城^?)	Shiki no Kami no Kōri	Shikijō-gun	Shiki-gun	Tenri-shi, Kashihara-shi, Sakurai-shi, Shiki-gun
Shiki (磯城^?)	Shiki no Shimo no Kōri	Shikige-gun
	Toichi no Kōri	Toichi-gun
	Takaichi no Kōri	Takaichi-gun	Takaichi-gun	Kashihara-shi, Takaichi-gun
	Yamabe no Kōri	Yamabe-gun	Yamabe-gun	Tenri-shi, Nara-shi, Yamabe-gun

Domains

Yagyū Domain
Kōriyama Domain
Koizumi Domain
Yanagimoto Domain
Kaijū Domain / Shibamura Domain
Kujira Domain
Uda-Matsuyama Domain
Takatori Domain
Okidome Domain
Tatsuta Domain
Tawaramoto Domain
Kishida Domain
Yamato-Shinjō Domain
Gose Domain
Yamato-Gojō Domain

Notes

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Yamato" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 1046, p. 1046, at Google Books.

References

Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128

External links

Media related to Yamato Province at Wikimedia Commons

Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903

Former provinces of Japan (List)

Kinai	Izumi Kawachi Settsu Yamashiro Yamato Yoshino 716–738

Tōkaidō	Awa Hitachi Iga Ise Izu Kai Kazusa Mikawa Musashi Owari Sagami Shima Shimōsa Suruga Tōtōmi

Tōsandō	Dewa -1869 Hida Iwaki 718–724 Iwaki 1869– Iwase 718–724 Iwashiro 1869– Kōzuke Mino Ōmi Mutsu –1869 Rikuō (or Mutsu) 1869– Rikuchū 1869– Rikuzen 1869– Shimotsuke Shinano Suwa 721–731 Ugo 1869– Uzen 1869–

Hokurikudō	Echigo Echizen Etchū Kaga Noto Sado Wakasa

San'indō	Hōki Inaba Izumo Iwami Oki Tajima Tanba Tango

San'yōdō	Aki Bingo Bitchū Bizen Harima Mimasaka Nagato Suō

Nankaidō	Awa Awaji Iyo Kii Sanuki Tosa

Saikaidō	Bungo Buzen Chikugo Chikuzen Higo Hizen Hyūga Iki Ōsumi Satsuma Tane 702–824 Tsushima

Hokkaidō 1869–	Chishima Hidaka Iburi Ishikari Kitami Kushiro Nemuro Oshima Shiribeshi Teshio Tokachi

Pre-Taihō Code provinces	Chichibu Fusa Hi Keno Kibi Koshi Kumaso Toyo Tsukushi

Source: Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 780, p. 780, at Google Books; excerpt, "Japan's former provinces were converted into prefectures by the Meiji government ... [and] grouped, according to geographic position, into the 'five provinces of the Kinai' and 'seven circuits'."

Gokishichidō (five provinces and seven circuits)

Five provinces	Yamato Yamashiro Kawachi Settsu Izumi

Seven circuits	Tōkaidō Tōsandō Hokurikudō San'indō San'yōdō Nankaidō Saikaidō

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