Kyūjitai form of 版図 (“territory”)

as far as ... is concerned; in terms of ...

historic, historical / already-happened, past / former, old, traditional

big / broad, immense

change, fluctuation

change, fluctuate

drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph / sight; scene

a land, a large place / a country in general, a region / a country as in a nation, a state / the office of emperor, the crown; affairs of state / a province of ancient Japan

history / the study of history

"Historical kana usage", a prescriptive method of using kana to write Japanese. Devised in the Edo period by Keichū (契沖) and taught in schools until 1946, it aims to be etymologically faithful and reflects earlier stages of the language (Heian period and earlier).