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Qiong Prefecture (Sichuan)

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Qiong Prefecture (邛州)
Linqiong Commandery (臨邛郡)
Population
 • 740s or 750s190,327[1]
 • 1100s193,032[2]
History
 • Created6th century (Liang dynasty)
 • Abolished1913 (Republic of China)
 • Succeeded byQionglai County (邛崍縣)
Contained within
 • Circuit
Qiong Prefecture
Chinese邛州
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQióng Zhōu
Linqiong Commandery
Traditional Chinese臨邛郡
Simplified Chinese临邛郡
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLínqióng Jùn

Qiongzhou or Qiong Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China seated in modern Qionglai City in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. It existed (intermittently) from the 6th century to 1913.[3] Between 742 and 758 it was known as Linqiong Commandery.

Administrative divisions

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Qiong Prefecture administered the following counties (縣) through the history:

#NameModern location
1Linqiong (臨邛)Qionglai City[4]
2Yizheng (依政)
3Huojing (火井)
4Dayi (大邑)Dayi County[5]
5Anreng (安仁)
6Pujiang (蒲江)Pujiang County[6]
7Linxi (臨溪)

References

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  1. ↑ Xin Tang Shu, ch. 42.
  2. ↑ Song Shi, ch. 89.
  3. ↑ Shi, p. 539.
  4. ↑ Shi, pp. 1853–4, 1583, 501.
  5. ↑ Shi, pp. 118, 1104.
  6. ↑ Shi, pp. 2657, 1865.
  • 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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