Complex sentence: The ancient capital of the province was located near the modern city of Kurume, Fukuoka; in the Edo Period the province was divided into two fiefs: the Tachibana clan held a southern fief at Yanagawa, and the Arima clan held a northern fief at Kurume.
Split into simpler sentences: The ancient capital of the province was located near the modern city of Kurume, Fukuoka. In the Edo Period the province was divided into two fiefs: the Tachibana clan held a southern fief at Yanagawa, and the Arima clan held a northern fief at Kurume.