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宮城県
Miyagi
10 events
Ancient
8th–early 9th centuries
Court expansion brings sustained conflict and negotiation with Emishi communities
724
Tagajo is established as a northern administrative and military center
Early modern
1600–1601
Date Masamune builds Sendai Castle and establishes the castle town
17th century
Sendai-domain canal and irrigation works reshape the coastal plain
1613–1620
The Keicho Embassy crosses the Pacific and Atlantic
Modern
1868
Sendai domain joins and then capitulates in the Boshin War
1887–1907
Rail, municipal government, and higher education consolidate modern Sendai
1945
The Sendai air raid destroys much of the city center
Contemporary
2011
The Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami devastate Miyagi
2011–2026
Miyagi rebuilds while preserving disaster memory and confronting long-term change
Nearby
Iwate
Akita
Yamagata
Fukushima