Mao Prefecture

Mao Prefecture
Simplified Chinese
Hanyu PinyinMào Zhōu
Simplified Chinese
Hanyu PinyinTōnghuà Jùn
History
 • Created
 • Abolished1913 (Republic of China)
 • Succeeded byMao County

Maozhou or Mao Prefecture (634–1913) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China located in modern northern Sichuan, around modern Mao County. From 742 to 758 it was called Tonghua Commandery.

Situated near the Tibetan frontier, it occasionally fell under Tibetan control.

Geography

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The administrative region of Maozhou in the Tang dynasty is in modern northern Sichuan. It probably includes modern:

References

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  • 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. 1471. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.