Lian Prefecture (Guangxi)

Lianzhou or Lian Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Guangxi, China. It existed (intermittently) from 634 to 1381. Between 742 and 758 it was known as Hepu Commandery.[3]

Lian Prefecture (廉州)
Hepu Commandery (合浦郡)

Population
 • 740s or 750s3,029[1]
 • 1070s or 1080sUnknown, 7,500 households[2]
History
 • Created634 (Tang dynasty)
 • Abolished1381 (Ming dynasty)
 • Succeeded byLianzhou Prefecture
Contained within
 • Circuit
Lian Prefecture
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLián Zhōu

Counties

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Lian Prefecture administered the following counties (縣) through history: Hepu (合浦), Shikang (石康), Cailong (蔡龍), Dalian (大廉), and Fengshan (封山). Its administrative area corresponds to modern Beihai, Hepu County, and Pubei County.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Xin Tang Shu, ch. 43.
  2. ^ Song Shi, ch. 90.
  3. ^ Shi, p. 2714.
  4. ^ Shi, pp. 1039, 598, 2785, 154, 1748.
  • 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].