Lian Prefecture (Guangxi)

Lian Prefecture
Lian Prefecture
Chinese	廉州
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Lián Zhōu

Lian Prefecture (廉州)
Hepu Commandery (合浦郡)
Lian Prefecture (廉州) Hepu Commandery (合浦郡)
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Population
• 740s or 750s	3,029
• 1070s or 1080s	Unknown, 7,500 households
History
• Created	634 (Tang dynasty)
• Abolished	1381 (Ming dynasty)
• Succeeded by
Contained within
• Circuit	Guangnan Circuit; Guangnan West Circuit;

Lianzhou or Lian Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Guangxi, China. It existed (intermittently) from 634 to 1381. Between 742 and 758 it was known as Hepu Commandery.^[3]

Counties[]

Lian Prefecture administered the following counties (縣) through history: Hepu (合浦), Shikang (石康), Cailong (蔡龍), Dalian (大廉), and Fengshan (封山). Its administrative area corresponds to modern Beihai, Hepu County, and Pubei County.^[4]

References[]

^ Xin Tang Shu, ch. 43.
^ Song Shi, ch. 90.
^ Shi, p. 2714.
^ Shi, pp. 1039, 598, 2785, 154, 1748.

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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[1] Xin Tang Shu, ch. 43.

[2] Song Shi, ch. 90.

[3] Shi, p. 2714.

[4] Shi, pp. 1039, 598, 2785, 154, 1748.

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Lian Prefecture (廉州) Hepu Commandery (合浦郡)

Population
• 740s or 750s	3,029^[1]
• 1070s or 1080s	Unknown, 7,500 households^[2]

History
• Created	634 (Tang dynasty)
• Abolished	1381 (Ming dynasty)
• Succeeded by


Contained within
• Circuit	Guangnan Circuit Guangnan West Circuit