Qiong Prefecture (Sichuan)

Qiongzhou or Qiong Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China seated in modern Qionglai City in Sichuan, China. It existed (intermittently) from the 6th century to 1913.[3] Between 742 and 758 it was known as Linqiong Commandery.

Qiong Prefecture (邛州)
Linqiong Commandery (臨邛郡)

Population
 • 740s or 750s190,327[1]
 • 1100s193,032[2]
History
 • Created6th century (Liang dynasty)
 • Abolished1913 (Republic of China)
 • Succeeded byQionglai County (邛崍縣)
Contained within
 • Circuit
Qiong Prefecture
Chinese邛州
Linqiong Commandery
Traditional Chinese臨邛郡
Simplified Chinese临邛郡

Counties

Qiong Prefecture administered the following counties (縣) through history:

#NameModern location
1Linqiong (臨邛)Qionglai City[4]
2Yizheng (依政)
3Huojing (火井)
4Dayi (大邑)Dayi County[5]
5Anreng (安仁)
6Pujiang (蒲江)Pujiang County[6]
7Linxi (臨溪)

References

  1. Xin Tang Shu, ch. 42.
  2. Song Shi, ch. 89.
  3. Shi, p. 539.
  4. Shi, pp. 1853–4, 1583, 501.
  5. Shi, pp. 118, 1104.
  6. Shi, pp. 2657, 1865.
  • 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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