Chi Prefecture
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Chizhou or Chi Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Chizhou, Anhui, China. It existed (intermittently) from 621 until 1277, when the Song dynasty renamed it Chizhou Prefecture.
The modern prefectural-level city Chizhou, created in 2000, retains its name.
Geography
The administrative region of Chi Prefecture in the Song dynasty is in modern southern Anhui. It probably includes parts of modern:
References
- 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. 1087. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
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