Jiangling County
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| Jiangling County 江陵县 |
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| Coordinates: 30°08′N 112°30′E / 30.133°N 112.5°ECoordinates: 30°08′N 112°30′E / 30.133°N 112.5°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Jingzhou |
Jiangling (Chinese: 江陵; pinyin: Jiānglíng; Wade–Giles: Chiang-ling) is a county in southern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. Administratively, it is under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou City.
[edit] History
Under its old name of Chen (陳/陈), during the Warring States Period Jiangling became the capital of the State of Chu after the Qin army captured their old capital at Ying. Chen itself was sacked in 241 BCE and the capital moved to Shouchun (壽春/寿春). Later on, Jiangling was the capital of the small Jingnan kingdom that existed from 924 to 963 during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. [1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Mote, F.W. (1999). Imperial China (900-1800). Harvard University Press. pp. 11–16. ISBN 0-674-01212-7.
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