Chi Prefecture

Chi Prefecture
Chi Prefecture
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Population
• 1100s	206,932
History
• Created	621 (Tang dynasty); 765 (Tang dynasty);
• Abolished	1277 (Yuan dynasty)
• Succeeded by	Chizhou Circuit
Contained within
• Circuit	Jiangnan Circuit; Jiangnan East Circuit;

Chizhou or Chi Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Chizhou, Anhui, China. It existed (intermittently) from 621 until 1277.

The modern prefectural-level city Chizhou, created in 2000, retains its name.

Counties

Chi Prefecture administered the following counties (縣) through history:

#	Tang dynasty	Wu	Southern Tang	Song dynasty	Modern location
1	Qiupu (秋浦)	Guichi (貴池)			Guichi District, Chizhou^[2]
2	Qingyang (青陽)		administered by Sheng Prefecture	Qingyang	Qingyang County^[3]
3	Zhide (至德)	Jiande (建德)			Dongzhi County^[4]
4	Shidai (石埭)				Shitai County^[5]

References

^ Song Shi, ch. 88.
^ Shi, pp. 1909, 1891.
^ Shi, p. 1450.
^ Shi, pp. 971, 1716.
^ Shi, p. 596.

Shi Weile, ed. (2005). Zhongguo Lishi Diming Da Cidian (中国历史地名大词典) [Large Dictionary of Chinese Historical Place Names] (in Chinese). China Social Sciences Press. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
(in Chinese) Ouyang Xiu; et al., eds. (1060). Xin Tang Shu [New Book of Tang].
(in Chinese) Toqto'a; et al., eds. (1345). Song Shi [History of Song].

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[1] Song Shi, ch. 88.

[2] Shi, pp. 1909, 1891.

[3] Shi, p. 1450.

[4] Shi, pp. 971, 1716.

[5] Shi, p. 596.

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