Gui Prefecture (Hebei)
Guizhou or Gui Prefecture (媯州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China. It was created in 634 by the Tang dynasty and was later ceded by Later Jin to the Khitan-ruled Liao dynasty as one of the Sixteen Prefectures.
Geography[]
The administrative region of Guizhou in the Tang dynasty is in modern Zhangjiakou in northwestern Hebei. It probably includes parts of modern:
- Zhangjiakou
- Huailai County
- Zhuolu County
- Chicheng County
- Chongli County
- Xuanhua County
- Huai'an County
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. 1404. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
Categories:
- Prefectures of the Tang dynasty
- Prefectures of Later Tang
- Sixteen Prefectures
- Former prefectures in Hebei
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