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Saitama
10 events
Ancient
late 5th–7th centuries
The Sakitama kofun cluster develops over generations
ancient period
Musashi's plains and roads connect provincial and capital systems
Medieval
1457
Kawagoe Castle is built amid conflict over northern Musashi
Across periods
1488–Edo period
Chichibu pilgrimage circuits are documented and reorganized
Early modern
Edo period
Musashi producers supply the growing Edo market
Across periods
Edo–Meiji periods
Chichibu silk production connects households to wider markets
Modern
1884
The Chichibu Incident erupts amid debt and deflation
1885 onward
Omiya Station anchors a growing railway town
Contemporary
1950–1970
Saitama's population surges during the high-growth decades
2001
Saitama City is formed
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