Suwa Province

is an old province in the area of Nagano Prefecture on the island of Honshū.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Suwa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 917.  The history of the province started in 721 and ended in 731.

History
Suwa Province was created during the reign of Empress Genshō.Meyners d'Estrey, Guillaume Henry Jean  (1884). Annales de l'Extrême Orient et de l'Afrique, Vol. 6, p. 172; excerpt, Genshō crée sept provinces : Idzumi, Noto, Atoa, Iwaki, Iwase, Suwa et Sado en empiétant sur celles de Kawachi, Echizen, Etchū, Kazusa, Mutsu and  Shinano 

According to Shoku Nihongi, Suwa only lasted for ten years after it was established in 721.

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Related pages
 Provinces of Japan
 Prefectures of Japan
 List of regions of Japan
 List of islands of Japan

References

Other websites 

  Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903

Category:Former provinces of Japan
Category:Nagano Prefecture