Jinghu South Circuit

Summary

Jinghu South Circuit or Jinghu South Province was one of the circuits during the Song dynasty. Its administrative area corresponds roughly to the modern province of Hunan.[2]

Jinghu South Circuit
ɡiǣŋ xónām lò
Simplified Chinese荊湖南路
Hanyu PinyinJīnghú Nàn Lù

Jinghu South Circuit within Song dynasty territory, c. 1100
Population
 • 11622,136,767[1]
History
 • Preceded byJinghu Circuit
 • Created998 (Song dynasty)
 • Abolished1270s (Yuan dynasty)
 • HQTan Prefecture
Today part of China

Jinghu South Circuit and Jinghu North Circuit were split from Jinghu Circuit in 998.

References edit

  1. ^ Song Shi, ch. 88.
  2. ^ Shi, p. 227.
  • 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].