Hua Prefecture (Henan)
Appearance
Hua Prefecture (滑州)
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Population | |
• 740s or 750s | 422,790[1] |
• 1100s | 81,988[2] |
History | |
• Created | 596 (Sui dynasty) |
• Abolished | 1374 (Ming dynasty) |
Contained within | |
• Circuit | |
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Chinese | 滑州 | ||||||
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Huazhou or Hua Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China seated in modern Hua County, Henan, China. It existed (intermittently) from 596 to 1374.[3] Through history it was also known by other names, including Yan Prefecture (606–607), Dong Commandery (607–618) and Lingchang Commandery (742–758).
Counties
[edit]During the Song dynasty, Hua Prefecture administered the following counties (縣):
- Baima (白馬), roughly modern Hua County[4]
- Weicheng (韋城), also roughly modern Hua County[5]
- Zuocheng (胙城), Yanjin County[6]
References
[edit]- 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].
Categories:
- Prefectures of the Sui dynasty
- Prefectures of the Tang dynasty
- Jingxi North Circuit
- Prefectures of Later Liang (Five Dynasties)
- Prefectures of Later Tang
- Prefectures of Later Jin (Five Dynasties)
- Prefectures of Later Han (Five Dynasties)
- Prefectures of Later Zhou
- Prefectures of the Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
- Prefectures of the Yuan dynasty
- Prefectures of the Ming dynasty
- Former prefectures in Henan
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