Mao Prefecture
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Mao Prefecture | |
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Chinese | 茂州 |
Mandarin | Mào Zhōu |
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Chinese | 通化郡 |
Mandarin | Tōnghuà Jùn |
History | |
• Created |
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• Abolished | 1913 (Republic of China) |
• Succeeded by | Mao County |
Maozhou or Mao Prefecture (634–1913) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China located in modern northern Sichuan, around modern Mao County. From 742 to 758 it was called Tonghua Commandery.
Situated near the Tibetan frontier, it occasionally fell under Tibetan control.
Geography
The administrative region of Maozhou in the Tang dynasty is in modern northern Sichuan. It probably includes modern:
- Under the administration of Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture:
- Under the administration of Mianyang:
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. p. 1471. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
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