Wen Prefecture (Gansu)

Former administrative division of China

Wenzhou or Wen Prefecture (文州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China seated in modern Wen County in Gansu, China. It existed (intermittently) from 558 to 1371.

Geography

Its administrative area is not well-known, but Wenzhou was on one of the few accessible routes to modern Sichuan and therefore a strategic prefecture.

References

  • 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. 491. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
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Prefectures of Lizhou Circuit during the Song dynasty
Lizhou East Circuit
  • Xingyuan (capital)
  • Longqing
  • Jin
  • Lang
  • Li
  • Peng
  • Yang
Military prefectures
  • Da'an
Lizhou West Circuit
  • Gai (capital)
  • Cheng
  • Feng
  • Jie
  • Long
  • Wen
  • Xihe
Military prefectures
  • Tianshui
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