Yunzhou or Yun Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern southwestern Shandong, China. It existed (intermittently) from 590 to 1109.
| Yun Prefecture | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 鄆州 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郓州 | ||||||||
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Geography
editDuring the Sui dynasty it was seated in modern Yuncheng County, but since 634 the seat was moved northeastwards to modern Dongping County.
In the Tang dynasty its administrative area probably includes of parts of modern:
- Under the administration of Heze
- Under the administration of Jining
- Under the administration of Tai'an
- Under the administration of Jinan
- Pingyin County
- Changqing District (Jinan)
- Under the administration of Liaocheng
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. p. 1706. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
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