kuni (ancient Japanese province)
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Kuni (ancient Japanese province) refers to the historical territorial divisions of Japan that served as the primary administrative units under the ritsuryō system before the emergence of modern prefectures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| kuni (ancient Japanese province) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former territorial unit of Japan
ⓘ
historical administrative division ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Meiji government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| abolishedDuring | Meiji period reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | primary regional division ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | ritsuryō state ⓘ |
| capitalType | provincial capital (kokufu) ⓘ |
| category | Former provinces of Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
kuni (Japanese word for country)
ⓘ
modern prefectures of Japan ⓘ |
| function |
judicial jurisdiction
ⓘ
military conscription unit ⓘ tax collection unit ⓘ |
| governanceSystem | centralized imperial administration ⓘ |
| governedFrom | kokufu (provincial capital) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorTitle | kokushi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
land assessment unit
ⓘ
population registration unit ⓘ |
| hasFunction | implementation of central laws in provinces ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 国 ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | local shrines and temples (under ritsuryō) ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Classical Japanese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | territorial organization of premodern Japan ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Engishiki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shoku Nihongi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | ritsuryō codes ⓘ |
| mappedTo | modern Japanese prefectures ⓘ |
| partOf | Gokishichidō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | han system in Edo period ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | han (feudal domains) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Gokishichidō regional system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | prefectures of Japan ⓘ |
| replacedInYear | 1870s (approximate) ⓘ |
| scriptUsed | classical Chinese characters ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subdividedInto |
gun (districts)
ⓘ
kōri (districts) ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | kokushi (provincial governor) ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Heian period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nara period NERFINISHED ⓘ classical Japan ⓘ |
| typeOfBoundary | administrative boundary ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf |
Japanese emperor
ⓘ
Yamato court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | ritsuryō system ⓘ |
| writingSystem | kanji ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
kuni no miyatsuko