Ishikari Province
{{short description|Former province of Japan}}
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{{Nihongo|Ishikari Province|石狩国|Ishikari-no kuni}} was a short-lived province located in Hokkaidō. It corresponded to modern-day Ishikari Subprefecture minus Chitose and Eniwa, all of Sorachi Subprefecture and the southern half of Kamikawa Subprefecture excluding Shimukappu
History
After 1869, the northern Japanese island was known as Hokkaido;Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hokkaido" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|Japan Encyclopedia, p. 343|page=343}}. and regional administrative subdivisions were identified, including Ishikari Province.Satow, Ernest. (1882). "The Geography of Japan" in {{Google books|gGYYAAAAYAAJ|Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, Vols. 1-2, p. 88.|page=33}}
- August 15, 1869 Ishikari province established with 9 districts
- 1872 Census finds a population of 6,003
- 1882 Provinces dissolved in Hokkaidō.
Districts
Notes
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References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). [https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC Japan encyclopedia.] Cambridge: Harvard University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-674-01753-5}}; [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58053128?referer=di&ht=edition OCLC 58053128]
Other websites
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- [http://www.maproom.org/00/05/sub1/1.html Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903]
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Category:1882 disestablishments in Japan
Category:Former provinces of Japan
Category:1869 establishments in Japan
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