Harima Province

Harima (播磨国; -no kuni) or Banshu (播州 banshū) was a province of Japan in the part of Honshu that is the southwestern part of present-day Hyogo Prefecture. Harima bordered on Tajima, Tamba, Settsu, Bizen, and Mimasaka Provinces. Its capital was Himeji.

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Province - Japan - Honshu - Hyogo Prefecture - Tajima - Tamba - Settsu - Bizen - Mimasaka Province - Himeji

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During the Edo period of Japanese history, the Ako han (fief) was part of Harima. The Forty-seven Ronin were samurai of the Ako han.

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Edo period - Japanese history - Han - Forty-seven Ronin - Samurai

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