Mu Prefecture
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Former administrative division in Zhejiang, China
Muzhou or Mu Prefecture (睦州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China centering on modern Jiande, Zhejiang, China. It existed (intermittently) from 603 to 1121, when its name changed to Yanzhou (and eventually to Yanzhou Prefecture in the Ming dynasty).
Geography
[edit ]The administrative region of Muzhou in the Tang dynasty falls within modern Jiande in western Zhejiang. It probably includes modern:
- Jiande
- Tonglu County
- Chun'an County
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- 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. p. 2689. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
Flag of China Hourglass icon
This article related to the history of China is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.