Yang_Prefecture_(Shaanxi) Knowpia

Yangzhou or Yang Prefecture (洋州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Yang County, Shaanxi, China. It existed (intermittently) from the 6th century until 1370. During the short-lived Later Shu (934–965) it was known as Yuan Prefecture (源州).

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The administrative region of Yang Prefecture in the Tang dynasty is under the administration of modern Hanzhong in southwestern Shaanxi. It probably includes parts of modern:

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In the early 1100s during the Song dynasty, there were 45,490 households and 98,567 people.^[1]

References edit

^ Song Shi, ch. 89.

(in Chinese) Toqto'a; et al., eds. (1345). Song Shi (宋史) [History of Song].
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. 1994. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.

[ss89-1] Song Shi, ch. 89.

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