Settsu Province
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Settsu (jap. 摂津国, Settsu no kuni) or Sesshū (摂州) was one of the historical provinces of Japan and one of the Inner Provinces (Kinai) according to the Gokishichidō division. It was located in the eastern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture and the northern part of Osaka Prefecture. In ancient times it was also called Tsu (津国, Tsu no kuni) province.
Osaka and Ōsaka-jō Castle were the centers of the province. In the Sengoku period, the Miyoshi clan ruled Settsu and the neighboring provinces of Izumi and Kawachi until they were conquered by Oda Nobunaga. The provinces were then ruled by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The Council of Five Regents, who would subsequently rule for his son, soon fell out and when Ishida Mitsunari lost the Battle of Sekigahara, the territory fell to relatives of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Settsu is still found today in names such as that of the JR stations Settsu-Motoyama (摂津本山, Kōbe) and Settsu-Tonda (摂津富田, Takatsuki, between Osaka and Kyōto).
34.85694444135.301388889Coordinates: 34° 51′ N, 135° 18′ E
Settsu Province marked in red
