Bozhou or Bo Prefecture () was a ''
zhou'' (prefecture) in
imperial China
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, centering on modern
Liaocheng,
Shandong
Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural ...
,
China
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. It existed (intermittently) from 596 until 1267.
Geography
The administrative region of Bo Prefecture in the
Tang dynasty
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is in
Liaocheng modern western
Shandong
Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural ...
. It probably includes parts of modern:
*Liaocheng
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Chiping County
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Gaotang County
Population
In the early 1100s during the
Song dynasty
The Song dynasty ( ) was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Fiv ...
, there were 46,492 households and 91,333 people.
See also
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Boping Commandery
References
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Prefectures of Later Han (Five Dynasties)
Prefectures of the Tang dynasty
Prefectures of the Sui dynasty
Prefectures of Later Tang
Prefectures of Later Liang (Five Dynasties)
Prefectures of Later Jin (Five Dynasties)
Prefectures of the Song dynasty
Former prefectures in Shandong
Prefectures of Later Zhou
Prefectures of the Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
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