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Higo Province

Higo Province was an old province of Japan in central Kyushu, corresponding to modern Kumamoto Prefecture. Katō Kiyomasa received its northern half in 1588 and the whole province after the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, and from 1632 it was held by the Hosokawa clan as the Kumamoto domain until 1871.

Higo Province
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Higo Province. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/higo-province
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The Epoch Institute. “Higo Province.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/higo-province.
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