Jin Prefecture (Shaanxi)
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).
| Jin Prefecture | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 金州 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Golden Prefecture | ||||||||
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History
Jin was created from Eastern Liang Prefecture (東梁州, 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 still exploited to this day.[2]
Under the Sui, it was renamed Xicheng Commandery (西城郡, 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]
Geography
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
References
Citations
- Xiong (2009).
- Wang Weizhi; et al. (2011), "Comprehensive Utilization and Resources of Gold Mining Tailings", Key Engineering Materials, vol. 480, pp. 1438–41.
- ZLDDC.
Bibliography
- 《中国历史地名大词典》 [Zhōngguó Lìshǐ Dìmíng Dà Cídiǎn, The Big Dictionary of Historical Placenames in China], China Social Sciences Press, 2005, p. 1601, ISBN 7-5004-4929-1. (in Chinese)
- Xiong, Victor Cunrui (2009), "Jinzhou", Historical Dictionary of Medieval China, Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras, No. 19, Lanham: Scarecrow Press, p. 264, ISBN 9780810860537.