Place names
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76 identified places · 51 mapped · 746 of 2152 indexed occurrences linked to places
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播州
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
播州
播州（ばんしゅう）は播磨国の別称で、現在の兵庫県南西部にあたる。『蝦夷草紙』では赤穂などの塩の産地を述べる文脈に現れる。
本文の呼称からの暫定分類。語源と現代の地名との対応は未確認。
Attestations (1)
- 蝦夷草紙 · Ryukoku University Library · 第1冊 · 21:1
を国産の稼穡とする土地なれは日本地ゟは塩の多く入る事大に異也仍而播州竹原塩赤穂塩を最一として遣ふ也爰に願人有而蝦夷地及島々に雑木多く有て夏枯に枯る所なれは塩焼の事を
「播州」