Iburi Province

Iburi Province (胆振いぶり国こく, Iburi-no kuni), also called Ifuri, was a short-lived province located in Hokkaidō. It corresponds to modern-day Iburi Subprefecture, Yamakoshi District of Oshima, Abuta District in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, the cities of Chitose and Eniwa in Ishikari Subprefecture and Shimukappu Village in Kamikawa Subprefecture.

History[edit]

After 1869, the northern Japanese island was known as Hokkaido;^[1] and regional administrative subdivisions were identified, including Iburi Province.^[2]

In 1882, the Hokkaido region was separated into three prefectures — Hakodate Prefecture (函館はこだて県けん), Sapporo Prefecture (札幌さっぽろ県けん), and Nemuro Prefecture (根室ねむろ県けん). In 1886, the three prefectures were abolished, and Hokkaido was put under the Hokkaido Agency (北海道庁ほっかいどうちょう).^[3] At the same time, Iburi Province continued to exist for some purposes. For example, Iburi is explicitly recognized in treaties in 1894 (a) between Japan and the United States and (b) between Japan and the United Kingdom.^[4]

Timeline[edit]

1869—use of the name Hokkaido started^[1]
August 15, 1869 Iburi Province established with 8 districts
1872 Census shows a population of 6,251
1882—prefectures established^[3]
1886—Hokkaido Agency established^[3]
1947—Hokkaido Prefecture established^[3]

Districts[edit]

Yamakoshi (山越やまぐい郡ぐん)
Abuta District (虻田あぶた郡ぐん)
Usu (有珠うす郡ぐん)
Muroran (室蘭むろらん郡ぐん) Dissolved February 1, 1918 when four towns and villages merged to form Muroran-ku
Yoribetsu (幌別ほろべつ郡ぐん) Dissolved August 1, 1970 when Noboribetsu Town became Noboribetsu City
Shiraoi (白老しらおい郡ぐん)
Yūfutsu (勇払ゆうふつ郡ぐん)
Chitose (千歳ちとせ郡ぐん) Dissolved November 11, 1970 when Eniwa Town became a city

Notes[edit]

^ ^a ^b Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hokkaido," Japan Encyclopedia, p. 343.
^ Satow, Ernest. (1882). "The Geography of Japan" in Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, Vols. 1-2, p. 88., p. 33, at Google Books
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau, "History of Development in Hokkaido," Archived 2013-01-05 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2013-3-22.
^ US Department of State. (1906). A digest of international law as embodied in diplomatic discussions, treaties and other international agreements (John Bassett Moore, ed.), Vol. 5, p. 759.

References[edit]

Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
Papinot, Edmond. (1910). Historical and Geographic Dictionary of Japan. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha. OCLC 77691250

Other websites[edit]

Media related to Iburi Province at Wikimedia Commons

Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903

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[nussbaum343-1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hokkaido," Japan Encyclopedia, p. 343.

[2] Satow, Ernest. (1882). "The Geography of Japan" in Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, Vols. 1-2, p. 88., p. 33, at Google Books

[bureau-3] Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau, "History of Development in Hokkaido," Archived 2013-01-05 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2013-3-22.

[4] US Department of State. (1906). A digest of international law as embodied in diplomatic discussions, treaties and other international agreements (John Bassett Moore, ed.), Vol. 5, p. 759.

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v t e Former provinces of Japan (List)
Kinai	Izumi Kawachi Settsu Yamashiro Yamato Yoshino 716–738
Tōkaidō	Awa Hitachi Iga Ise Izu Kai Kazusa Mikawa Musashi Owari Sagami Shima Shimōsa Suruga Tōtōmi
Tōsandō	Dewa -1869 Hida Iwaki 718–724 Iwaki 1869– Iwase 718–724 Iwashiro 1869– Kōzuke Mino Ōmi Mutsu –1869 Rikuō (or Mutsu) 1869– Rikuchū 1869– Rikuzen 1869– Shimotsuke Shinano Suwa 721–731 Ugo 1869– Uzen 1869–
Hokurikudō	Echigo Echizen Etchū Kaga Noto Sado Wakasa
San'indō	Hōki Inaba Izumo Iwami Oki Tajima Tanba Tango
San'yōdō	Aki Bingo Bitchū Bizen Harima Mimasaka Nagato Suō
Nankaidō	Awa Awaji Iyo Kii Sanuki Tosa
Saikaidō	Bungo Buzen Chikugo Chikuzen Higo Hizen Hyūga Iki Ōsumi Satsuma Tane 702–824 Tsushima
Hokkaidō 1869–	Chishima Hidaka Iburi Ishikari Kitami Kushiro Nemuro Oshima Shiribeshi Teshio Tokachi
Pre-Taihō Code provinces	Chichibu Fusa Hi Keno Kibi Koshi Kumaso Toyo Tsukushi
Source: Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 780, p. 780, at Google Books; excerpt, "Japan's former provinces were converted into prefectures by the Meiji government ... [and] grouped, according to geographic position, into the 'five provinces of the Kinai' and 'seven circuits'."