Xiu Prefecture
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Xiuzhou or Xiu Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China. Its administrative area contained most of modern Shanghai. It was created by the Wuyue kingdom in 938; in 1195, the Song dynasty renamed it Jiaxing Prefecture.
Geography
[edit | edit source]The administrative region of Xiu Prefecture in the Song dynasty was in modern and northern Zhejiang and southern and central Shanghai. It probably includes parts of modern:
- Under the administration of Jiaxing, Zhejiang:
- Jiaxing
- Pinghu
- Tongxiang
- Haiyan County
- Jiashan County
- Under the administration of Shanghai:
- Shanghai (except for Jiading District, Baoshan District and Chongming County)
See also
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