History Hagi, Yamaguchi
main keep (tenshu) of hagi castle, before 1880
in medieval period, hagi dominated yoshimi clan, built hagi castle, ruins of can visited today. mōri clan became daimyōs of chōshū domain @ beginning of edo period , built hagi castle @ foot of mt. shizuki in 1608. transferred capital of domain hiroshima hagi @ same time. since then, hagi developed political center of chōshū on 250 years.
when meiji restoration came in 1860s, result of efforts samurai chōshū , number of other domains, small city gained great historical significance. many japanese statesmen , prime ministers born , brought in city.
on march 6, 2005, hagi absorbed towns of susa , tamagawa, , villages of asahi, fukue, kawakami , mutsumi (all abu district) create new, expanded city of hagi.
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