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Hiroshima: History, Former Names & Timeline

Castle town on the Inland Sea, struck on 6 August 1945 by the first atomic bomb used in war.

Map showing Hiroshima in 1945Hiroshima
Border map for 1945. See the world in 1945.

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Former names of Hiroshima

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Timeline of Hiroshima

YearEvent
1589Mōri Terumoto builds Hiroshima Castle
1945An American atomic bomb destroys the city

Who ruled Hiroshima

Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.

PeriodState
500 BC–401 BCLate Jomon culture
400 BC–324 BCYayoi
323 BC–99Unclaimed / no data
100–199Yayoi
200–499Unclaimed / no data
500–799Yamato
800–899Japan
900–999Yamato
1000–1299Imperial Japan (Fujiwara)
1300–1491Shogun Japan (Kamakura)
1492–1599Japan
1600–1649Japan (Warring States)
1650–1782Tokugawa shogunate
1783–1879Japan
1880–1913Imperial Japan
1914–1944Empire of Japan
1945–1959Japan (USA)
1960–todayJapan

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