Jiazhou or Jia Prefecture was a '' zhou'' (prefecture) in

imperial China The earliest known written records of the history of China date from as early as 1250 BC, from the Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC), during the reign of king Wu Ding. Ancient historical texts such as the '' Book of Documents'' (early chapte ...

seated in modern

Leshan Leshan, formerly known as Jiading or Jiazhou, is a prefecture-level city located at the confluence of the Dadu and Min rivers in Sichuan Province, China. Leshan is located on the southwestern fringe of the Sichuan Basin in southern Sichuan, abou ...

Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. It existed (intermittently) from the 6th century to 1196. Between 742 and 758 (during the

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an Zhou dynasty (690–705), interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dyn ...

) it was known as Qianwei Commandery (犍為郡).

Geography

The administrative region of Jiazhou in the

is under the administration of modern

in southeastern

: * Leshan *

Emeishan City Emeishan () is a county-level city in Sichuan province of China, province, China. It is administered by the prefecture-level city Leshan. Its population in 1990 stood at 396,445. It is named after Mount Emei, a famous mountain located within its a ...

Jiajiang County Jiajiang County () is a county in central Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Leshan city. Museums * The Tenfu Tea Museum Qianwei County Qianwei County () is a county in the central part of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Leshan Leshan, formerly known as Jiading or Jiazhou, is a prefecture-level city located at the confluence of the Dadu and Min river ...

Muchuan County Muchuan County () is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Leshan Leshan, formerly known as Jiading or Jiazhou, is a prefecture-level city located at the confluence of the Dadu and Min rivers in Sichuan Provin ...

* Mabian Yi Autonomous County * Ebian Yi Autonomous County

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