Hua Prefecture (Henan)

Prefecture in imperial China
 • 740s or 750s422,790[1] • 1100s81,988[2] History • Created596 (Sui dynasty) • Abolished1374 (Ming dynasty) Contained within • Circuit
  • Tang dynasty:
  • Henan Circuit
  • Song dynasty:
  • Jingxi Circuit
  • Jingxi North Circuit
Hua Prefecture
Chinese滑州
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuá Zhōu

Huazhou or Hua Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China seated in modern Hua County, Henan, China. It existed (intermittently) from 596 to 1374.[3] Through history it was also known by other names, including Yan Prefecture (606–607), Dong Commandery (607–618) and Lingchang Commandery (742–758).

Counties

During the Song dynasty, Hua Prefecture administered the following counties (縣):

  1. Baima (白馬), roughly modern Hua County[4]
  2. Weicheng (韋城), also roughly modern Hua County[5]
  3. Zuocheng (胙城), Yanjin County[6]

References

  1. ^ Xin Tang Shu, ch. 38.
  2. ^ Song Shi, ch. 85.
  3. ^ Shi, p. 2616.
  4. ^ Shi, p. 770.
  5. ^ Shi, p. 316.
  6. ^ Shi, p. 1942.
  • 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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Prefectures of Jingxi Circuit during the Song dynasty
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  • Cai
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  • Meng
  • Ru
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  • Xiang (capital)
  • Dèng
  • Fang
  • Jin
  • Jun
  • Sui
  • Tang
  • Ying (Hubei)
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