Gokishichidō system
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The Gokishichidō system was an ancient Japanese administrative and road network framework that organized the country into five central provinces and seven regional circuits.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Japanese administrative system
ⓘ
historical road network ⓘ |
| administrativeUnit | province ⓘ |
| basisOn | ritsuryō system ⓘ |
| capitalLinked |
Heian-kyō
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heijō-kyō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralProvincesCalled | go-ki ⓘ |
| classification | geopolitical division of Japan ⓘ |
| component |
Hokurikudō
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nankaidō NERFINISHED ⓘ Saikaidō NERFINISHED ⓘ San'indō NERFINISHED ⓘ San'yōdō NERFINISHED ⓘ Tōkaidō NERFINISHED ⓘ Tōsandō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| declineBegan | late Heian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | name means five provinces and seven circuits ⓘ |
| function |
administrative division of provinces
ⓘ
organization of official road network ⓘ |
| goKiIncluded |
Izumi Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kawachi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Settsu Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamashiro Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamato Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | no longer an active administrative system ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Chinese administrative models ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Yamato court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inUseUntil | medieval Japan ⓘ |
| largelyObsoleteBy | Kamakura period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | regional names used in modern Japan ⓘ |
| organizedInto |
five central provinces
ⓘ
seven circuits ⓘ |
| purpose |
enable military mobilization
ⓘ
facilitate communication between capital and provinces ⓘ support tax collection ⓘ |
| regionalCircuitsCalled | shichi-dō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadType | official state highways ⓘ |
| supersededBy | feudal domain system ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
Asuka period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heian period NERFINISHED ⓘ Nara period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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