Dèng Prefecture
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| Traditional Chinese | 鄧州 | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 邓州 | ||||||||
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Dengzhou or Deng Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China seated in modern Dengzhou in Henan, China. It existed (intermittently) from 587 to 1913.
The modern city Dengzhou, created in 1988, retains its name.
Geography
The administrative region of Deng Prefecture in the Tang dynasty is in southern Henan, under the administration of Nanyang. It probably includes parts of modern:
- Nanyang
- Dengzhou
- Xinye County
- Neixiang County
- Xixia County
- Xichuan County
- Zhenping County
- Nanzhao County
See also
- Nanyang Commandery
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. 517. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
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