Mizhou or Mi Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern southeastern Shandong, China. It existed (intermittently) from 585 until 1368 upon the foundation of the Ming dynasty.[3]
| Mi Prefecture | |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 密州 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Mì Zhōu |
 | |
| Population | |
| • 740s or 750s | 146,524[1] |
| • 1100s | 327,340[2] |
| History | |
| • Preceded by | Gaomi Commandery |
| • Created |
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| • Abolished | 1368 (Ming dynasty) |
| Contained within | |
| • Circuit |
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Counties
editMi Prefecture administered the following counties (縣) through history:
| # | Sui dynasty | Tang dynasty | Later Liang | Later Tang | Modern location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhucheng (諸城) | Zhucheng[4] | |||||
| 2 | Anqiu (安丘) | Futang (輔唐) | Anqiu | Futang | Jiaoxi (膠西) | Anqiu | Anqiu[5] |
| 3 | Jiaoxi | Jiaozhou City[6] | |||||
| 4 | Gaomi (高密) | Gaomi[7] | |||||
| 5 | Ju (莒) | Ju County[8] | |||||
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. 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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