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{{short description|Former province of Japan}}
[[Image:Provinces of Japan-Chikuzen.svg|thumb|right|Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Chikuzen Province highlighted]]
 
{{nihongo|'''Chikuzen Province'''|筑前国|Chikuzen no kuni}} was an [[Provinces of Japan|old province]] of [[Japan]] in the area that is today part of [[Fukuoka Prefecture]] in [[Kyūshū]].<ref>[[Louis-Frédéric|Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric]]. (2005). "''Chikuzen''" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 114|page=114}}.</ref> It was sometimes called {{nihongo|'''Chikushū'''|筑州}}, with [[Chikugo Province]]. Chikuzen bordered [[Buzen Province|Buzen]], [[Bungo Province|Bungo]], [[Chikugo Province|Chikugo]], and [[Hizen Province|Hizen]] Provinces.
[[ImageFile:Provinces of Japan-Chikuzen.svg|thumb|right|Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Chikuzen Province highlighted]]
 
{{nihongo|'''Chikuzen Province'''|筑前国|Chikuzen-no kuni}} was a [[Provinces of Japan|province of Japan]] in the area of northern [[Kyūshū]], corresponding to part of north and western [[Fukuoka Prefecture]].<ref>[[Louis-Frédéric|Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric]]. (2005). "''Chikuzen''" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 114|page=114}}.</ref> Chikuzen bordered on [[Hizen Province| Hizen]] to the east, and [[Buzen Province|Buzen]] east, and [[Bungo Province|Bungo]] to the southeast. Its abbreviated form name was {{nihongo|'''[[Chikushū]]'''|筑州}} (a name which it shared with Chikugo Province), although it was also called {{nihongo|'''[[Chikuyo]]'''|筑陽}}. In terms of the [[Gokishichidō]] system, Chikuzen was one of the provinces of the [[Saikaidō]] circuit. Under the ''[[Engishiki]]'' classification system, Chikuzen was ranked as one of the "superior countries" (上国) in terms of importance, and one of the "far countries" (遠国) in terms of distance from the capital.
 
[[File:59 Chikuzen.jpg|thumb|right|[[Hiroshige]] ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' "Chikuzen" in "The Famous Scenes of the Sixty States" (六十余州名所図会), depicting the Hakozaki in Chkuzen Province in 1855 ]]
 
==History==
Ancient [[Tsukushi Province]] was a major power center in the [[Yayoi period]], with contacts to the Asian mainland and may have been the site for the Kingdom of [[Yamatai]] mentioned in official Chinese dynastic [[Twenty-Four Histories]] for the 1st- and 2nd-century [[Han dynasty#Eastern Han|Eastern Han dynasty]], the 3rd-century ''[[Records of the Three Kingdoms]]'', and the 6th-century ''[[Book of Sui]]''. During the [[Kofun period]], many [[kofun|burial mounds]] were constructed and the area was ruled by a powerful clan who held the title of "Tsukushi no ''[[kuni no miyatsuko]]''". The semi-legendary 14th ruler of Japan, [[Emperor Chūai]] is said to have had a palace in Chikuzen at what is now the [[Kashii-gū]] shrine. The area was the launching point for [[Empress Jingu]]'s purported conquest of Korea, and was the settlement area for many ''[[toraijin]]'' immigrants from China, [[Silla]] and [[Baekje]]. In 527, the [[Iwai Rebellion]] between rival factions supporting Silla against Yamato rule occurred. In 531, the priest Zensho arrived from [[Northern Wei]] and established ''[[Shugendo]]''. In 663, the Yamato government, which was defeated by the combined Silla and [[Tang dynasty|Tang China]] forces at the [[Battle of Baekgang|Battle of Hakusonko]], decided to establish [[Dazaifu (government)|Dazaifu]] as a regional military and civil administrative center, and after the [[Taika Reforms]] and the establishment of the ''[[Ritsuryō]]'' system in 701, Tsukushi Province was divided into Chikuzen and Chikugo Provinces.
The original provincial capital is believed to be near [[Dazaifu, Fukuoka|Dazaifu]], although [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]] city has become dominant in modern times.
 
The ''[[kokufu]]'' of Chikuzen is believed to have been located in what is now part of the city of [[Dazaifu, Fukuoka|Dazaifu]], although its exact location has not yet been discovered. The ruins of the [[Chikuzen Kokubun-ji]] are located in the same area, and are a [[Monuments of Japan|National Historic Site]]. The ''[[ichinomiya]]'' of Chikuzen Province is [[Sumiyoshi Shrine (Fukuoka)|Sumiyoshi Shrine]], located in [[Hakata-ku, Fukuoka]], although the early records of the province indicate that [[Hakozaki Shrine]] was the ''ichinomiya''. <ref>[http://eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp/modules/xwords/images/uploads/EOS070712Ab.pdf "Nationwide List of ''Ichinomiya''," p. 3] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517061440/http://eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp/modules/xwords/images/uploads/EOS070712Ab.pdf |date=May 17, 2013 }}; retrieved 2012-10-26.</ref>
 
At the end of the 13th century, Chikuzen was the landing point for a [[Mongol invasions of Japan|Mongol invasion force]]. But the main force was destroyed by a [[typhoon]] (later called [[Kamikaze (typhoon)|kamikaze]]).
 
In April 1336, [[Kikuchi clan|Kikuchi Taketoshi]] attacked the [[Shoni clan]] stronghold at [[Dazaifu, Fukuoka|Dazaifu]]. At the time, the Shoni were allied with [[Ashikaga Takauji]] in his battles against [[Go-Daigo]]. The Shoni were defeated, which led to the suicide of several clan members, including their leader Shoni Sadatsune.<ref name=Sansom2>{{Cite book |last=Sansom |first=George |title=A History of Japan, 1334-1615 |publisher=Stanford University Press |year=1961 |isbn=0804705259 |page=45}}</ref>
In the [[Meiji period]], the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. Maps of Japan and Chikuzen Province were [[reform]]ed in the 1870s.<ref>Nussbaum, [http://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA780&dq= "Provinces and prefectures"] at p. 780.</ref> At the same time, the province continued to exist for some purposes. For example, Chukuzen is explicitly recognized in treaties in 1894 (a) between Japan and the [[United States]] and (b) between Japan and the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>US Department of State. (1906). [http://books.google.com/books?id=dKCOAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA759&dq= ''A digest of international law as embodied in diplomatic discussions, treaties and other international agreements'' (John Bassett Moore, ed.), Vol. 5, p. 759].</ref>
 
Chikuzen in the [[Edo period]] was almost entirely under the control of [[Fukuoka Domain]], ruled by the [[Kuroda clan]] to the [[Meiji restoration]].
==Shrines and Temples==
[[File:Sumiyoshi-jinja-Fukuoka01.jpg|thumb|right|''Sumiyoshi jinja'' ]]
''[[Sumiyoshi-jinja]]'' and ''[[Hakosagi-gū]]'' were the chief [[Shinto shrine]]s (''[[ichinomiya]]'') of Chikuzen.<ref>[http://eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp/modules/xwords/images/uploads/EOS070712Ab.pdf "Nationwide List of ''Ichinomiya''," p. 3]; retrieved 2012-1-18.</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable"
==See also==
|+ Bakumatsu period domains
* [[Fukuoka Domain]]
|-
! Name !! Clan !! Type !! ''[[kokudaka]]''
|-
| [[File:Kuroda Fuji (No background and Black color drawing).svg|25px]] [[Fukuoka Domain|Fukuoka]] || [[Kuroda clan| Kuroda]] || ''[[Tozama daimyō|Tozama]]'' || 523,000 ''koku''
|-
| [[File:Kuroda Fuji (No background and Black color drawing).svg|25px]] [[Akizuki Domain| Akizuki]] || [[Kuroda clan| Kuroda]] || ''[[Tozama daimyō|Tozama]]'' || 50,000 ''koku''
|-
|}
 
In the [[Meiji period]], the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. Maps of Japan and Chikuzen Province were [[reform]]ed in the 1870s.<ref>Nussbaum, [httphttps://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA780&dq= "Provinces and prefectures"] at p. 780.</ref> AtHowever, the samename time,of the province continued to exist for some purposes. For example, ChukuzenChikuzen is explicitly recognized in treaties in 1894 (a) between Japan and the [[United States]] and (b) between Japan and the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>US Department of State. (1906). [httphttps://booksarchive.google.comorg/books?id=dKCOAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA759&dq=details/digestofinternat07mooriala/page/759 ''A digest of international law as embodied in diplomatic discussions, treaties and other international agreements'' (John Bassett Moore, ed.), Vol. 5, p. 759].</ref> It also persists in features such as the [[Chikuhō Main Line]] (JR Kyushu) and stations [[Chikuzen-Habu Station|Chikuzen Habu]] and [[Chikuzen-Ueki Station|Chikuzen Ueki]]. The adjacent Haruda Line includes [[Chikuzen-Uchino Station|Chikuzen Uchino]] and [[Chikuzen-Yamae Station|Chikuzen Yamae]] stations, reflecting the region in the time the rail networks were established.
 
Per the early [[Meiji period]] {{nihongo|''Kyudaka kyuryo Torishirabe-chō''|旧高旧領取調帳|}}, an official government assessment of the nation's resources, Chikuzen Province had 862 villages with a total ''[[kokudaka]]'' of 633,434 ''[[koku]]''. Chikuzen Province consisted of:
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Districts of Chikugo Province
|-
! scope=col style="width: 160px;" | District
! scope=col style="width: 90px;" | ''kokudaka''
! scope=col style="width: 90px;" | villages
! scope=col style="width: 190px;" | Controlled by
!scope=col style="width: 510px;" | Notes
|-
| [Kasuya District, Fukuoka|Kasuya District]] (糟屋郡) || 62,854 ''koku'' || 85 villages || Fukuoka ||
|-
| [[Munakata District, Fukuoka|Munakata District]] (宗像郡) || 56,306 ''koku'' || 60 villages || Fukuoka || dissolved
|-
| [[Onga District, Fukuoka| Onga District]] (遠賀郡) || 54,956 ''koku'' || 85 villages || Fukuoka ||
|-
| [[Kurate District, Fukuoka| Kurate District]] (鞍手郡) || 60,628 ''koku'' || 68 villages || Fukuoka ||
|-
| [[Honami District, Fukuoka| Honami District]] (穂波郡) || 38,103 ''koku'' ||61 villages || Fukuoka, Akizuki || merged with Kama District to become [[Kaho District, Fukuoka|Kaho District]] (嘉穂郡) on February 26, 1896
|-
| [[Kama District, Fukuoka|Kama District]] (嘉麻郡) || 56,306 ''koku'' || 60 villages || Fukuoka, Akizuki || merged with Honami District to become Kaho District on February 26, 1896
|-
| [[Johza District, Fukuoka| Johza District]] (上座郡) || 25,596 ''koku'' || 34 villages || Fukuoka || merged with Geza and Yasu Districts to become [[Asakura District, Fukuoka|Asakura District]] (朝倉郡) on February 26, 1896
|-
| [[Geza District, Fukuoka| Geza District]] (下座郡) || 21,436 ''koku'' || 44 villages || Fukuoka, Akizuki || merged with Johza and Yasu Districts to become [[Asakura District, Fukuoka|Asakura District]] (朝倉郡) on February 26, 1896
|-
| [[Yasu District, Fukuoka| Yasu District]] (夜須郡) || 40,286 ''koku'' || 54 villages || Fukuoka, Akizuki || merged with Geza and Johza Districts to become Asakura District on February 26, 1896
|-
| [[Mikasa District, Fukuoka| Mikasa District]] (御笠郡) || 37,512 ''koku'' || 57 villages || Fukuoka || merged with Mushiroda and Naka Districts to become [[Chikushi District, Fukuoka|Chikushi District]] (筑紫郡) on February 26, 1896
|-
| [[Naka District, Fukuoka| Naka District]] (那珂郡) || 42,611 ''koku'' || 70 villages || Fukuoka || merged with Mikasa and Mushiroda Districts to become Chikushi District on February 26, 1896
|-
| [[Mushiroda District, Fukuoka| Mushiroda District]] (席田郡) || 9,899 ''koku'' || 9 villages || Fukuoka || merged with Mikasa and Naka Districts to become Chikushi District on February 26, 1896
|-
| [[Sawara District, Fukuoka| Sawara District]] (早良郡) || 45,153 ''koku'' || 53 villages || Fukuoka || dissolved
|-
| [[Shima District, Fukuoka| Shima District]] (早良郡) || 44,058 ''koku'' || 48 villages || Fukuoka || merged with Ito District to become Itoshima District on February 26, 1896
|-
| [[Ito District, Fukuoka| Ito District]] (怡土郡郡) || 47,681 ''koku'' || 71 villages || Fukuoka || merged with Shima District to become [[Itoshima District, Fukuoka|Itoshima District]] (糸島郡) on February 26, 1896
|-
|}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Sumiyoshi-jinja (Fukuoka) haiden-1.JPG|Sumiyoshi, the ''ichinomiya'' of the province
Chikuzen Kokubunji tou.JPG|Site of the Chikuzen Kokubun-ji
Tofuroh dazaifu.jpg|Site of Dazaifu
Fukuoka Castle 20221231.jpg|Fukuoka Castle
Kuroda Nagatomo.jpg|Kuroda Nagatomo, final ''daimyō'' of Fukuoka Domain
</gallery>
 
==Notes==
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==References==
* [[Louis-Frédéric|Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric]] and Käthe Roth. (2005). [httphttps://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&client=firefox-a ''Japan encyclopedia.''] Cambridge: [[Harvard University Press]]. 10-{{ISBN 0-674-01753-6; 13-ISBN |978-0-674-01753-5}}; [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58053128?referer=di&ht=edition OCLC 58053128]
* [[Edmond Papinot|Papinot, Edmond]]. (1910). ''Historical and Geographic Dictionary of Japan.'' Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha. [httphttps://www.worldcat.org/title/historical-and-geographical-dictionary-of-japan/oclc/77691250?referer=br&ht=edition OCLC 77691250]
 
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