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Kaga Province
| Kaga Province 加賀国 | |
|---|---|
| pre-Meiji period Japan | |
| 823–1871 | |
 Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Kaga Province highlighted | |
| Capital | Komatsu |
| Area | |
| • Coordinates | 36°24′N 136°30′E / 36.400°N 136.500°E |
| History | |
• Split from Koshi | 823 |
• Disestablished | 1871 |
| Today part of | Ishikawa Prefecture |
Kaga Province (加賀国, Kaga-no-kuni) was a province of Japan in the area that is today the south and western portion of Ishikawa Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan.[1] Kaga bordered on Echizen, Etchū, Hida, and Noto Provinces. It was part of Hokurikudō Circuit. Its abbreviated form name was Kashū (加州).
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kaga" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 445, p. 445, at Google Books.
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