Run Prefecture

Summary

Runzhou or Run Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Jiangsu, China, seated in modern Zhenjiang. It existed (intermittently) from 595 to 1113, when it became Zhenjiang Prefecture.

Run Prefecture
Traditional Chinese潤州
Simplified Chinese润州

Geography edit

The administrative region of Runzhou in the Tang dynasty falls within modern Jiangsu:

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. 2227. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.