Suo Province

Suo (周防国 Suō no kuni) was a province of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture. Suo bordered on Aki, Iwami, and Nagato Provinces.

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Province - Japan - Yamaguchi Prefecture - Aki - Iwami - Nagato Province

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The ancient provincial capital was in Hofu. Suo was ruled for much of the Muromachi period by the Ouchi clan, who built a castle at Yamaguchi, but in the Sengoku period it was conquered by the Mori clan, and was ruled remotely by them for much of the Edo period.

Related Topics:
Hofu - Muromachi period - Yamaguchi - Sengoku period - Mori clan - Edo period

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