- Yoshino Province
nihongo|Yoshino Province|芳野監|Yoshino-gen|fl. about
716 - after738 was a short-lived special division of theprovinces of Japan , a part ofKinai . It was composed of only one district, nihongo|Yoshino|吉野郡|Yoshino-gun. Its present day location is the southern part ofNara prefecture .It was established by separating Yoshino District from
Yamato Province . The time of its founding is unknown, but it is thought that it was the same or near to the establishment of nihongo|Izumi Province |和泉監|Izumi-gen in716 . The unit name “ _ja. "gen"” ( _ja. ) was different from the “ _ja. "kuni"” ( _ja. ) of normal provinces. Although no record tells the reason, the two provinces were uncommonly small and contained the secondary palaces: the Yoshino province administrated nihongo|Yoshino Palace|吉野宮|Yoshino-miya and Izumi had Chinu Palace. Yoshino province was abolished sometime after the year738 and its territory was absorbed back intoYamato Province .
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