Jizhou or Ji Prefecture was a '' zhou'' (prefecture) in

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centering on modern

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. It existed (intermittently) from 951 until 1348.

Geography

The administrative region of Ji Prefecture in

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is in modern southwestern

. It probably includes parts of modern: *Under the administration of

: **Jining **

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*Under the administration of

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: **

Juye County Juye () is a County (People's Republic of China), county in western Shandong province which is under the administration of Heze municipality. The county is 1,303 square km in area and has a population of approximately 910,000. History Juye origin ...

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References

* Prefectures of the Song dynasty Prefectures of Later Zhou Prefectures of the Jin dynasty (1115–1234) Prefectures of the Yuan dynasty Former prefectures in Shandong {{China-hist-stub