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Cháng Prefecture

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Cháng Prefecture
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCháng Zhōu
Wade–GilesCh'ang2 Chou1

Changzhou or Chang Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Changzhou, Jiangsu, China. It existed (intermittently) from 589 until 1277, when the Yuan dynasty renamed it Changzhou Route.

The modern prefecture-level city Changzhou, created in 1949, retains its name.

Geography

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The administrative region of Chang Prefecture in the Tang dynasty was in modern southern Jiangsu directly to the north of Lake Tai. It probably includes parts of modern:

See also

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References

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  • 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. 2339. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.