Yue Prefecture (Hunan)

Yuezhou or Yue Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Hunan, China, centering on modern Yueyang.

Yue Prefecture
Chinese	岳州
Mandarin	Yuè Zhōu
Population
• 740s or 750s	50,298[1]
• 1100s	128,450[2]
History
• Preceded by	Baling Commandery
• Created	589 (Sui dynasty) 623 (Tang dynasty) 758 (Tang dynasty) 1161 (Song dynasty) 1376 (Ming dynasty)
• Kingdom	Chu (907–951)

Counties

Yue Prefecture administered the following counties (縣) through history:

#	Sui dynasty	Tang dynasty	Chu	Song dynasty	Modern location
1	Baling (巴陵)				Yueyang[3]
2	Huarong (華容)				Huarong County[4]
3		Changjiang (昌江)	Pingjiang (平江)		Pingjiang County[5]
4		Wangchao (王朝), 994–996 Linxiang (臨湘), after 996	Linxiang, Hunan[6]
5	Xiangyin (湘陰)				Xiangyin County[7]
6	Yuanjiang (沅江)	Yuanjiang, 618–750s Qiaojiang (橋江), 750s–907	Qiaojiang		Yuanjiang[8]

References

1. Xin Tang Shu, ch. 41.
2. Song Shi, ch. 88.
3. Shi, p. 513.
4. Shi, p. 1021.
5. Shi, pp. 1533, 655.
6. Shi, pp. 284, 1865.
7. Shi, p. 2607.
8. Shi, pp. 1322, 2089.

• 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].