Kibi Province

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Map of Japanese provinces with Kibi highlighted

Kibi Province (吉備国 Kibi no kuni?) was a province of Japan, in the area of Okayama Prefecture and eastern Hiroshima Prefecture.

It was divided into Bizen (備前), Bitchū (備中), and Bingo (備後) Provinces in the late 7th century, and Mimasaka Province was separated from Bizen Province in the 8th century. The first three provinces took a kanji from the name of Kibi, and added zen, chū, and go ("near," "middle," and "far") according to their distance from the capital region.

See also

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Former provinces of Japan
Kinai
Tōkaidō
Iga | Ise | Shima | Owari | Mikawa | Tōtōmi | Suruga | Izu | Kai | Sagami | Musashi | Awa | Kazusa  | Shimōsa | Hitachi
Tōsandō
Ōmi | Mino | Hida | Shinano | (Suwa) | Kōzuke (Kenu) | Shimotsuke (Kenu) | (Iwase) | Iwaki (718) | Iwaki (1868) | Mutsu | Dewa
Hokurikudō
Wakasa | Echizen (Koshi) | Kaga | Noto | Etchū (Koshi) | Echigo (Koshi) | Sado
San'indō
Tamba (Ni) | Tango (Ni) | Tajima | Inaba | Hōki | Izumo | Iwami | Oki
San'yōdō
Harima | Mimasaka | Bizen (Kibi) | Bitchū (Kibi) | Bingo (Kibi) | Aki | Suō | Nagato
Nankaidō
Kii | Awaji | Awa | Sanuki | Iyo | Tosa
Saikaidō
Chikuzen (Tsukushi) | Chikugo (Tsukushi) | Buzen (Toyo) | Bungo (Toyo) | Hizen (Hi) | Higo (Hi) | Hyūga | Ōsumi | (Tane) | Satsuma | Iki | Tsushima
Hokkaidō


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