Place names
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76 identified places · 51 mapped · 746 of 2152 indexed occurrences linked to places
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724 records · 2152 occurrences
ソワン
Identification pending · 0 supported · 0 tentative · 1 unresolved occurrences
The passage and name interpretation are recorded here. A place identification has not yet been established.
Recorded names
ソワン
『蝦夷草紙』で山丹の頭役キンタカの所在地として記される。満洲側から名前や役を与えられた人々を説明する文脈にあり、大陸の交易組織・地域の名として重要。
名称の言語的由来は未確認。
Attestations (1)
- 蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature · 121:9
小使ト云者ニテ役目ノ如シ其一人ハ キンタカ ト云者ニテ山丹ノ内 ソワン ト云所ノ頭役ナリ以上三人各満州国守ヨリ名ヲ玉ハリタリトイヘリ然レハ文字アルヘキ筈ナレ𪜈未タ文字
「ソワン」