Yang Prefecture (Shaanxi)
Yangzhou or Yang Prefecture (洋州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Yang County, Shaanxi, China. It existed (intermittently) from the 6th century until 1370. During the short-lived Later Shu (934–965) it was known as Yuan Prefecture (源州).
Geography[]
The administrative region of Yang Prefecture in the Tang dynasty is under the administration of modern Hanzhong in southwestern Shaanxi. It probably includes parts of modern:
Population[]
In the early 1100s during the Song dynasty, there were 45,490 households and 98,567 people.[1]
See also[]
- Yangchuan Commandery
References[]
- (in Chinese) Toqto'a; et al., eds. (1345). Song Shi (宋史) [History of Song].
- 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. 1994. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
Categories:
- Prefectures of the Yuan dynasty
- Prefectures of the Tang dynasty
- Prefectures of the Sui dynasty
- Prefectures of Later Tang
- Prefectures of Former Shu
- Prefectures of the Song dynasty
- Former prefectures in Shaanxi
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