Yangzhou or Yang Prefecture (揚州) was a ''
zhou'' (prefecture) in
imperial China, centering on modern
Yangzhou
Yangzhou, postal romanization Yangchow, is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu Province (Suzhong), East China. Sitting on the north bank of the Yangtze, it borders the provincial capital Nanjing to the southwest, Huai'an to the north ...
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Jiangsu
Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its ca ...
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China. It existed (intermittently) from 589 until 1912.
In the 10th century, during
Wu and
Southern Tang
Southern Tang () was a state in Southern China that existed during Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, which proclaimed itself to be the successor of the former Tang dynasty. The capital was located at Nanjing in present-day Jiangsu Province. ...
it was known as Jiangdu Prefecture (江都府).
The modern prefecture-level city, established in 1949, retains its name.
Population
In the early 1100s during the
Song dynasty
The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...
, there were 56,485 households and 107,579 people.
See also
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Guangling Commandery Guangling Commandery ( zh, 廣陵郡) was a historical commandery of China from Han dynasty to Tang dynasty, located in present-day central Jiangsu province in central coastal China. It was named after Guangling, a historical name of Yangzhou.
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Prefectures of the Ming dynasty
Prefectures of the Qing dynasty
Prefectures of the Yuan dynasty
Prefectures of the Tang dynasty
Prefectures of the Sui dynasty
Prefectures of Later Zhou
Prefectures of the Song dynasty
Former prefectures in Jiangsu
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