Apostolic Kingdom of Japan



The Apostolic Kingdom of Japan, is a theocratic kingdom which formerly part of Imperial Japan, broken off from Tokugawa Shogunate in 25th December 1670, as result of victory of Catholic daimyos and Catholic rebels in Kyushu. Apostolic Kingdom of Japan is the only Japan recognized by The Papal States and Spanish Empire, and there are no formal armstice with the Imperial Japan for several centuries. In the current century, Apostolic Kingdom of Japan had engaged war on Qing Empire, United Provinces of China, Sultanate of Malacca, and Atlantic Federation, annexed many lands through warfare.

Geography
The Apostolic Kingdom of Japan is a maritime state, the capital is situated in Tenkyo, Tsukishi Province, which is it's main island Kyushu. Apostolic Kingdom of Japan controlled all islands in Northwestern Pacific. The Apostolic Kingdom of Japan is hot in summer and warm in winter. It is divided into 20 provinces

Provinces under administration of Prelacy of Kyushu-Ryuku  Provinces under administration of Prelacy of Chosen
 * 1) Buzen (Capital: Kokura)
 * 2) Bungo (Capital: Oita) 
 * 3) Hizen (Capital: Saga) 
 * 4) Higo (Capital: Kumamoto) 
 * 5) Tsukishi (Capital: Tenkyo) 
 * 6) Iki (Capital: Nagasaki) 
 * 7) Satsuma (Capital: Kagoshima)
 * 8) Hyuuga (Capital: Miyazaki) 
 * 9) Osumi (Capital: Kirishima) 
 * 10) Tsushima (Capital: Tsushima) 
 * 11) Ryuzen (Capital: Kanjo)  (Annexed from vassal Ryuku Kingdom in 1871)
 * 12) Ryugo (Capital: Kanjo)   (Annexed from vassal Ryuku Kingdom in 1871)
 * 13) Taizen (Capital: Hatagaran)   (Obtained from Sino-Japanese war in 1894)
 * 14) Taichu (Capital: Shoka)    (Obtained from Sino-Japanese war in 1894)
 * 15) Taigo (Capital: Takao)  <span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; "> (Obtained from Sino-Japanese war in 1894)
 * 1) Kanjo (Capital: Kanjo) (Obtained from Jurcheo-Japanese war in 1905)
 * 2) Chusei (Capital: Ota) <span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; "> <span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; ">(Obtained from Jurcheo-Japanese war in 1905)
 * 3) Senra (Capital: Koshu) <span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; "> <span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; ">(Obtained from Jurcheo-Japanese war in 1905)
 * 4) Keisho (Capital:Kamayama ) <span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; "> <span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; ">(Obtained from Jurcheo-Japanese war in 1905)
 * 5) Kogen (Capital: Koryo) <span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; "> <span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; ">(Obtained from Jurcheo-Japanese war in 1905)
 * 6) Hei'an (Capital: Heijo) <span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; "> <span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; ">(Obtained from Jurcheo-Japanese war in 1905)
 * 7) Kokai (Capital: Kaiju) <span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; "> <span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; ">(Obtained from Jurcheo-Japanese war in 1905)
 * 8) Kankyo (Capital: Kanko) <span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; "> <span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; ">(Obtained from Jurcheo-Japanese war in 1905)

<p style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal;">History

<p style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal;">Shimazu Mitsuhisa baptized, and crowned as Apostolic King of Japan by a Spanish missionary with holy edict by Pope Clement X.