Run Prefecture
Historical administrative division of Jiangsu, China
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Runzhou or Run Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Jiangsu, China, seated in modern Zhenjiang. It existed (intermittently) from 595 to 1113, when it became Zhenjiang Prefecture.
| Run Prefecture | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 潤州 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 润州 | ||||||||
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Geography
The administrative region of Runzhou in the Tang dynasty falls within modern Jiangsu:
- Under the administration of Zhenjiang:
- Under the administration of Changzhou:
- Changzhou (Jintan District)
- Under the administration of Nanjing:
- Nanjing (Jiangning District)
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. 2227. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.