Yuanzhou or Yuan Prefecture (袁州) was a ''
zhou'' (prefecture) in
imperial China
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centering on modern
Yichun,
Jiangxi
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China
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. It existed (intermittently) from 591 to 1912.
Geography
The administrative region of Yuanzhou in the
Tang dynasty
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includes modern
Yichun and
Xinyu in Jiangxi.
The administrative region of Yuanzhou in the
Song dynasty
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includes modern Yichun and
Wanzai County
Wanzai County () is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yichun in the northwest of Jiangxi province, China, bordering Hunan province to the west. The name Wanzai literally means "10,000 years". It could also mean"10 ...
in Jiangxi.
The administrative region of Yuanzhou in the
Yuan dynasty
The Yuan dynasty ( ; zh, c=元朝, p=Yuáncháo), officially the Great Yuan (; Mongolian language, Mongolian: , , literally 'Great Yuan State'), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after Div ...
includes modern Yichun,
Wanzai County
Wanzai County () is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yichun in the northwest of Jiangxi province, China, bordering Hunan province to the west. The name Wanzai literally means "10,000 years". It could also mean"10 ...
,
Pingxiang
Pingxiang ( zh, s=萍乡 , t=萍鄉 , p=Píngxiāng, w=P'ing-hsiang) is a medium-sized prefecture-level city located in western Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. Pingxiang City is located in the west of Jiangxi Province, bordering Yic ...
and
Fenyi County in Jiangxi. It was known as Yuanzhou Circuit (袁州路).
The administrative region of Yuanzhou in the
Ming dynasty
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and
Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...
is similar to that in the Yuan dynasty. It was known as Yuanzhou Prefecture (袁州府).
See also
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Yichun Commandery
References
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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 Jiangxi
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