Hang Prefecture
| Hang Prefecture | |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 杭州 |
| Mandarin | Háng Zhōu |
 | |
| Population | |
| • 740s or 750s | 585,963[1] |
| • 1100s | 296,615[2] |
| History | |
| • Preceded by | Yuhang Commandery |
| • Created |
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| • Abolished | 1129 (Song dynasty) |
| • Succeeded by | Lin'an Prefecture |
| Contained within | |
| • Circuit |
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| • Kingdom | Wuyue (907–978) |
| • Circuit |
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Hangzhou or Hang Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Zhejiang, China, centering on modern Hangzhou.[3] It was the capital of the Wuyue kingdom in the 10th century. It existed (intermittently) from 589 until 1129, when it became Lin'an Prefecture, the capital of the Song dynasty.
The modern sub-provincial city of Hangzhou retains its name.
Counties
Hang Prefecture administered the following counties (縣) through history:
| # | Sui dynasty | Tang dynasty | Wuyue | Song dynasty | Modern location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qiantang (錢唐 during Sui, 錢塘 after Sui) | Qiantang | Hangzhou (City Proper)[4] | ||
| 2 | Qianjiang (錢江) | Renhe (仁和) | |||
| 3 | Yuhang (餘杭) | Yuhang District, Hangzhou[5] | |||
| 4 | Fuyang (富陽) | Fuchun (富春) | Fuyang | Fuyang District, Hangzhou[6] | |
| 5 | Xincheng (新城) | Xindeng (新登) | Xincheng | ||
| 6 | Lin'an (臨安) | Anguo (安國) | Lin'an | Lin'an City[7] | |
| 7 | Yuqian (於潜) | Yuqian | |||
| 8 |
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| Changhua (昌化) | ||
| 9 | Yanguan (鹽官) | Haining City[8] | |||
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. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
- (Chinese) Ouyang Xiu; et al., eds. (1060). Xin Tang Shu [New Book of Tang].
- (Chinese) Toqto'a; et al., eds. (1345). Song Shi [History of Song].
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