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Yamagata
10 events · 712 to 2016
Ancient
712
Dewa Province is established
Across periods
medieval–early modern
Dewa Sanzan develops as a changing center of mountain worship
17th–19th centuries
River improvements expand Mogami River transport
Early modern
1600–1622
The Mogami hold a large Yamagata domain from Sekigahara until 1622
17th–19th centuries
Safflower commerce links inland Yamagata to Kyoto and Osaka
1601
Uesugi Kagekatsu is moved from Aizu to the Okitama area
1767
Uesugi Harunori begins reforms in Yonezawa domain
Modern
1876
Modern Yamagata Prefecture takes shape through the merger of three prefectures
1899–1903
Railway openings reorient Yamagata's regional transport network
Contemporary
2016
The Dewa Sanzan journey is recognized as Japan Heritage
Nearby
Akita
Miyagi
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Niigata