Fu Prefecture (Fujian)

Fuzhou or Fu Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Fujian, China, seated in modern Fuzhou.[2] It existed (intermittently) from 725 until 1278.

Fu Prefecture
Chinese
MandarinFú Zhōu
Population
  740s or 750s75,876[1]
History
  Preceded byChangle Commandery
  Created
  Abolished1278 (Yuan dynasty)
  Succeeded byFuzhou Circuit
Contained within
  Circuit

It was known as Changle Prefecture (長樂府) between 933 and 948 when it was the capital of Min.[3] It was also briefly known as Fu'an Prefecture (福安府) between 1276 and 1277 when it was the capital of the Song dynasty.

The modern prefecture-level city Fuzhou retains its name.

References

  1. Xin Tang Shu, ch. 41.
  2. Shi, p. 2965.
  3. Shi, p. 424.
  • Shi Weile, ed. (2005). Zhongguo Lishi Diming Da Cidian (中国历史地名大词典) [Large Dictionary of Chinese Historical Place Names] (in Chinese). China Social Sciences Press. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
  • (in Chinese) Ouyang Xiu; et al., eds. (1060). Xin Tang Shu [New Book of Tang].
  • (in Chinese) Toqto'a; et al., eds. (1345). Song Shi [History of Song].


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