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Kibi Province - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Ally, Archbishopric, Archdiocese, Archduchy, Area, Arena, Arrondissement, Art, Bailiwick, Beat, Bishopric, Boondocks, Border, Borderland, Borough, Calling

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

It was divided into Buzen, Bitchu and Bingo Provinces in the late 7th century, and Mimasaka Province was separated from Bizen Province in the 8th century.

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