Qiong Prefecture (Hainan)
Historical administrative division in Hainan, China
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Qiongzhou or Qiong Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern northeastern Hainan, China. It existed from 631 to 1329, but between 742 and 758 it was known as Qiongshan Commandery (also translated as Qiongshan Prefecture).[3]
| Qiong Prefecture (瓊州) Qiongshan Commandery (瓊山郡) | |
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| Population | |
| • 740s or 750s | Unknown, 649 households[1] |
| • 1070s or 1080s | Unknown, 8,963 households[2] |
| History | |
| • Created | 631 (Tang dynasty) |
| • Abolished | 1329 (Yuan dynasty) |
| • Succeeded by | Qianning Tribal Pacification Commission (乾寧軍民安撫司) |
| Contained within | |
| • Circuit |
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| Qiong Prefecture | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 瓊州 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 琼州 | ||||||
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| Qiongshan Commandery | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 瓊山郡 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 琼山郡 | ||||||
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Counties
In the Tang dynasty, Qiong Prefecture administered the following counties (縣):
- Qiongshan (瓊山), roughly modern Haikou[4]
- Lingao (臨高), roughly modern Lingao County[5]
- Lehui (樂會), roughly modern Qionghai[6]
- Zengkou (曾口), roughly modern Chengmai County[7]
- Yanluo (顏羅), roughly modern southern Haikou or Ding'an County[8]
Yanluo was abolished late in the Tang dynasty, while Zengkou was abolished by Southern Han. In the Song dynasty, Qiong Prefecture again administered 5 counties, including:
- Qiongshan
- Lingao
- Lehui
- Chengmai (澄邁), roughly modern Chengmai County[9]
- Wenchang (文昌), roughly modern Wenchang[10]
