Dewa Province
| Dewa Province 出羽国 | |||||||||||
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| Province of Japan | |||||||||||
| 712–1869 | |||||||||||
Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Dewa Province highlighted | |||||||||||
| Capital | Hiraka District | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 712 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1869 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Akita Prefecture Yamagata Prefecture | ||||||||||
Dewa Province (出羽国, Dewa no Kuni; Japanese pronunciation: [deꜜ.wa (no kɯ.ɲi)]) was a province of Japan comprising modern-day Yamagata Prefecture and Akita Prefecture, except for the city of Kazuno and the town of Kosaka. Dewa bordered on Mutsu and Echigō Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was Ushū (羽州).