Jinghu North Circuit or Jinghu North Province was one of the circuits during the Song dynasty. Its administrative area corresponds to roughly the modern province of Hunan.[2]
| Jinghu North Circuit | |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 荊湖北路 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Jīnghú Běi Lù |
 Jinghu North Circuit within Song dynasty territory, c. 1100 | |
| Population | |
| • 1162 | 445,844[1] |
| History | |
| • Preceded by | Jinghu Circuit |
| • Created | 998 (Song dynasty) |
| • Abolished | 1270s (Yuan dynasty) |
| • HQ | Jiangling Prefecture |
Jinghu North Circuit and Jinghu South Circuit were split from Jinghu Circuit in 998.
References
edit- 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) Toqto'a; et al., eds. (1345). Song Shi [History of Song].
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