Uzen Province

Map of the former Japanese provinces with Uzen highlighted

Uzen Province (羽前国, Uzen-no kuni) is an old province of Japan in the area of Yamagata Prefecture on the island of Honshū.[1] Along with Ugo Province, it was sometimes called Ushū (羽州).[2] The history of the province started in 1868 and ended in 1872.

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Uzen" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 1019.
  2. Murdoch, James. (1903). A History of Japan, Vol. 3. p. 794.

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