Jia Prefecture (Sichuan)
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Jia Prefecture | |
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Simplified Chinese | 嘉州 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Jiā Zhōu |
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Population | |
• 740s or 750s | 99,591[1] |
• 1100s | 210,472[2] |
History | |
• Created |
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• Abolished | 1196 (Song dynasty) |
• Succeeded by | Jiading Prefecture |
Contained within | |
• 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:
- Leshan
- Emeishan City
- Jiajiang County
- Qianwei County
- Muchuan County
- Mabian Yi Autonomous County
- Ebian Yi Autonomous County
References
Citations
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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