[[Image:Yamashiro.jpg|thumb|right|Location of Yamashiro]]
[[Image:Yamashiro.jpg|thumb|right|Location of Yamashiro]]
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Present Southern Kyoto.
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Present-day southern [[Kyoto prefecture]].
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Originally written as 「山背」(lit. "back side of the mountain"), the name of the province was changed to 「山城」(lit. "mountain fortress" or "mountain city") in conjunction with the city of Heian (Kyoto) being formally named the imperial capital on [[794]]/10/28.<ref>Gallery labels, Kyoto Asny, Kyoto City Central Library.</ref>