Taipeh Prefecture () was a
Qing dynasty
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prefecture
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created from the northern part of
Taiwan Prefecture,
Qing-era Taiwan in 1875, while the island was still part of
Fujian Province. It consisted of a region surrounding modern-day
Taipei
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, including present-day
Hsinchu,
Hsinchu County
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,
Taoyuan City,
New Taipei City,
Taipei
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,
Keelung, and
Yilan County. The reorganization started after Imperial Commissioner
Shen Baozhen demanded that another prefecture be added in Taiwan to revamp the administrative organization of the northern area of the island. The
walls of the prefecture capital were completed in 1884.
In 1885, work commenced to establish
Fokien-Taiwan Province and the island's capital, which had formerly been in the south at
Tainan
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, was temporarily moved north to Taipeh (Taipei), which was then under construction. In 1887, the province was declared and reorganized into four prefectures: Taipeh, Taiwan,
Tainan
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, and
Taitung. Taipeh Prefecture included the districts of (淡水區), Gilan (宜蘭縣), and Hsinchu (新竹縣), plus the sub-prefecture of Keelung (基隆廳). Due to multiple factors, the island's capital permanently remained at Taipeh-fu; modern-day Taipei carries on the name of this prefecture.
After
Japanese rule began in 1895, most areas included in the prefecture (other than present-day Hsinchu and Hsinchu County) were included in the new
Taihoku Prefecture in 1920.
See also
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Walls of Taipeh
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Taihoku Prefecture
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Taiwan Prefecture
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Fujian Province
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History of Taiwan
Notes and Bibliography
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Prefectures
Former subdivisions of Taiwan
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