Jia Prefecture (Sichuan)

Jia Prefecture
Jia Prefecture
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Population
• 740s or 750s	99,591
• 1100s	210,472
History
• Created	579 (Northern Zhou); 618 (Tang dynasty); 758 (Tang dynasty);
• Abolished	1196 (Song dynasty)
• Succeeded by	Jiading Prefecture
Contained within
• Circuit	Jiannan Circuit; Chengdufu Circuit; Yizhou Circuit;

Jiazhou or Jia Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China seated in modern Leshan, Sichuan, China. It existed (intermittently) from the 6th century to 1196. Between 742 and 758 (during the Tang dynasty) it was known as Qianwei Commandery (犍為郡).

Geography

The administrative region of Jiazhou in the Tang dynasty is under the administration of modern Leshan in southeastern Sichuan:

References

Citations

^ Xin Tang Shu, ch. 42.
^ Song Shi, ch. 89.

Bibliography

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. p. 2779. 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] Xin Tang Shu, ch. 42.

[2] Song Shi, ch. 89.

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