Lian Prefecture (Guangdong)
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Lian Prefecture (連州)
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Population | |
• 740s or 750s | 143,533[1] |
• 1070s or 1080s | Unknown, 36,943 households[2] |
History | |
• Created | 590 (Sui dynasty) |
• Abolished | 1912 (R.O. China) |
• Succeeded by | Lian County |
Contained within | |
• Circuit | |
Lian Prefecture | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 連州 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 连州 | ||||||
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Lianzhou or Lian Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern northwestern Guangdong, China. It existed (intermittently) from 590 to 1912. Between mid-600s and 621 it was known as Xiping Commandery, and between 742 and 758 as Lianshan Commandery.[3]
Counties
- Guiyang (桂陽), modern Lianzhou[4]
- Yangshan (陽山), modern Yangshan County[5]
- Lianshan (連山), modern Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County[6]
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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