Jinghu South Circuit

Jinghu South Circuit
Chinese	荊湖南路
Mandarin	Jīnghú Nàn Lù
Jinghu South Circuit within Song dynasty territory, c. 1100
Population
• 1162	2,136,767
History
• Preceded by	Jinghu Circuit
• Created	998 (Song dynasty)
• Abolished	1270s (Yuan dynasty)
• HQ	Tan Prefecture

Jinghu South Circuit or Jinghu South Province was one of the circuits during the Song dynasty. Its administrative area corresponds roughly to the modern province of Hunan.

Jinghu South Circuit and Jinghu North Circuit were split from Jinghu Circuit in 998.

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) Toqto'a; et al., eds. (1345). Song Shi [History of Song].