Guangnan East Circuit
Former imperial circuit of Song China
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Guangnan East Circuit or Guangnan East Province was one of the major circuits during the Song dynasty. Its administrative area corresponds to roughly the modern Chinese province of Guangdong (minus Leizhou Peninsula) and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.[2]
Hanyu PinyinGuǎngnán Dōng Lù
| Guangnan East Circuit | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 廣南東路 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Guǎngnán Dōng Lù |
| |
| Guangnan East Circuit within Song dynasty territory, c. 1100 | |
| Population | |
| • 1162 | 784,774[1] |
| History | |
| • Preceded by | Guangnan Circuit |
| • Created | 988 (Song dynasty) |
| • Abolished | 1278 (Yuan dynasty) |
| • HQ | Guǎng Prefecture |
Guangnan East Circuit and Guangnan West Circuit were split from Guangnan Circuit in 988.
