Deng Prefecture (Shandong)
Historical administrative division in Shandong, China
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Deng Prefecture was a prefecture of China centering on modern Penglai, Shandong, China. It existed intermittently from 596 until 1376. After than it was upgraded to Deng Prefecture commandery (登州府) and continued to exist until 1911.
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Ancient Water Fortress of Deng Prefecture | |||||||||
 Map of Deng Prefecture in 1820 | |||||||||
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Geography
Legacy
The former name of the area is preserved in Penglai's Dengzhou Subdistrict.
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. 2638. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
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