いち 一道 いちどう 四十 よんじゅう さん けんでした
ichito ichidōni fuyonjū sankendeshita

Noun
Desu Copula

The polite past form of 一都一道二府四十三県

1. Was one capital, one county, two prefectures, and forty-three districts.

Past/Perfective
Polite