Shao Prefecture
Shaozhou or Shao Prefecture (邵州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China centering on modern Shaoyang, Hunan, China. It existed (intermittently) from 636 to 1225.
Geography[]
The administrative region of Shaozhou in the Tang dynasty falls within modern Shaoyang in southern Hunan on the northern border with Guangxi. It probably includes modern:
- Shaoyang
- Shaoyang County
- Wugang
- Xinning County
- Longhui County
- Xinshao 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
- Jinghu South Circuit
- Prefectures of Ma Chu
- Former prefectures in Hunan
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- Chinese history stubs