Mutsu Province (1868)

, also called  was an old province of Japan in the area of Iwate Prefecture and Aomori Prefecture on the island of Honshū.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).  "Mutsu" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 676;  "Rikuoko" at p. 790. It was also known as Murdoch, James. (1903).  A History of Japan, Vol. 3. p. 794. or . The history of this province started in 1868 and ended in 1872.

History
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. Maps of Japan and Mutsu Province were reformed in the 1870s.Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.

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

References

Other websites 

  Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903

Category:Former provinces of Japan
Category:Aomori Prefecture
Category:Iwate Prefecture
Category:1868 establishments in Japan
Category:1870s disestablishments in Japan