Bizen Province
In "Wadō" 6, Mimasaka Province (美作国) was sundered from Bizen Province (備前国); and Hyūga Province (日向国) was divided from Ōsumi Province (大隈国). In "Wadō" 5 (712), Mutsu Province (陸奥国) had been severed from Dewa Province (出羽国).