Fu Prefecture (Fujian)
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| Fu Prefecture | |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 福州 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Fú Zhōu |
| Population | |
| • 740s or 750s | 75,876[1] |
| History | |
| • Preceded by | Changle Commandery |
| • Created |
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| • Abolished | 1278 (Yuan dynasty) |
| • Succeeded by | Fuzhou Circuit |
| Contained within | |
| • Circuit | |
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.
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.
