Qizhou or Qi Prefecture (蘄州) 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 ...
centering on modern
Qichun County,
Hubei,
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 ...
. In the
Yuan dynasty and
Ming dynasty it was known as Qizhou Prefecture (蘄州路 or 蘄州府). It existed from the 6th century until 1912.
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Prefectures of the Sui dynasty
Prefectures of the Tang dynasty
Prefectures of Yang Wu
Prefectures of Southern Tang
Prefectures of the Song dynasty
Prefectures of the Yuan dynasty
Prefectures of the Ming dynasty
Prefectures of the Qing dynasty
Former prefectures in Hubei
Prefectures of Later Zhou
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