Yue Prefecture (Zhejiang)
Yuezhou or Yue Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Zhejiang, China, centering on modern Shaoxing.[3] It existed (intermittently) from 605 until 1131, when it became Shaoxing Prefecture.
Yue Prefecture | |
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Simplified Chinese | 越州 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Yuè Zhōu |
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Population | |
• 740s or 750s | 529,589[1] |
• 1100s | 367,390[2] |
History | |
• Preceded by | Kuaiji Commandery |
• Created |
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• Abolished | 1131 (Song dynasty) |
• Succeeded by | Shaoxing Prefecture |
Contained within | |
• Circuit |
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• Kingdom | Wuyue (907–978) |
• Circuit |
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Counties
Yue Prefecture administered the following counties (縣) through history:
# | Sui dynasty | Tang dynasty | Wuyue | Song dynasty | Modern location |
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1 | Kuaiji (會稽) | Yuecheng District & Keqiao District, Shaoxing[4] | |||
2 | Shanyin (山陰) | ||||
3 | Shangyu (上虞) | Shangyu District, Shaoxing[5] | |||
4 | Zhuji (諸暨) |
| Zhuji | Zhuji[6] | |
5 | Shan (剡) | Shan (贍) |
| Shengzhou[7] | |
6 | Xinchang (新昌) | Xinchang County[8] | |||
7 | Yuyao (餘姚) | Yuyao[9] | |||
8 | Xiaoshan (蕭山) | Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou[10] |
References
- 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].
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