Duanzhou or Duan Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Guangdong, China, centering on modern Zhaoqing.[3] Duan Prefecture was a major production center of inkstones.
| Duan Prefecture | |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 端州 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Duān Zhōu |
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| Population | |
| • 740s or 750s | 21,120[1] |
| • 1070s or 1080s | 25,130[2] |
| History | |
| • Preceded by | Gaoyao Commandery |
| • Created |
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| • Abolished | 1118 (Song dynasty) |
| • Succeeded by | Zhaoqing Prefecture |
| Contained within | |
| • Circuit |
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The modern Duanzhou District in Zhaoqing is named after the prefecture.
Counties
editDuan Prefecture administered the following counties (縣) through history (Sui dynasty, Tang dynasty, Southern Han and Song dynasty):
- Gaoyao (高要), roughly modern Zhaoqing city proper (probably around Gaoyao District).[4]
- Pingxing (平興), roughly modern Gaoming District, Foshan. Pingxing was abolished by the Song dynasty in 972.[5]
- Sihui (四會), roughly modern Sihui. Sihui was only under the administration of Duan Prefecture in the Song dynasty.[6]
References
edit- 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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