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Jin Prefecture (Shaanxi)

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Jin Prefecture
Chinese金州
Literal meaningGolden Prefecture
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīnzhōu
Wade–GilesChin-chou

Jin Prefecture, also known by its Chinese name Jinzhou, was a prefecture of imperial China. Its seat—also known as Jinzhou—was at Xicheng (modern Ankang, Shaanxi).

History

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Jin was created from Eastern Liang Prefecture (東梁, Dōngliángzhōu) in AD 554 under the Western Wei Dynasty.[1] Its name—the "gold" or "golden" prefecture—derives from the placer deposits along the Yue or Moon River[citation needed] still exploited to this day.[2]

Under the Sui, it was renamed Xicheng Commandery (西城, Xīchéngjùn). Under the Tang, it was renamed Ankang Commandery (安康郡, Ānkāngjùn).[1] It held 53,029 people in 14,091 households in 639 and 57,929 people in the same number of households in 742.[1]

It was abolished again under the Ming in 1583.[3]

Geography

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Jin Commandery in the Tang dynasty lay around modern Ankang, Shaanxi. It probably includes parts of modern Ankang, Hanyin, Xunyang, and Shiquan.[3]

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c Xiong (2009).
  2. ^ Wang Weizhi; et al. (2011), "Comprehensive Utilization and Resources of Gold Mining Tailings", Key Engineering Materials, vol. 480, pp. 1438–41.
  3. ^ a b ZLDDC.

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