Settsu Province (摂津国,Settsu no Kuni;Japanese pronunciation:[seꜜt.tsɯ(nokɯ.ɲi),set.tsɯꜜ-][1]) was aprovince ofJapan, which today comprises the southeastern part ofHyōgo Prefecture and the northern part ofOsaka Prefecture.[2] It was also referred to asTsu Province (津国,Tsu no Kuni;[tsɯꜜ(nokɯ.ɲi)][1]) orSesshū (摂州).
Osaka andOsaka Castle were the main center of the province. Most of Settsu's area comprises the modern day cities of Osaka andKōbe.
During theSengoku period, theMiyoshi clan ruled Settsu and its neighbors,Izumi andKawachi, until they were conquered byOda Nobunaga. The provinces were ruled subsequently byToyotomi Hideyoshi. Theregents of Hideyoshi's son soon quarreled, and whenIshida Mitsunari lost theBattle of Sekigahara, the area was given to relatives ofTokugawa Ieyasu. It was from then on divided into several domains, including theAsada Domain.
Sumiyoshi taisha was designated as the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) for the province.[3]
During the Sengoku period Settsu became the main exporting centre of matchlock firearms to the rest of Japan.
TheKohama style (小浜流,Kohama-ryū) ofsake brewing was practiced at the Kohama-juku (小浜宿) in theAmagasaki Domain of Settsu Province during theEdo period.
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