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Beizhili
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Beizhili (Ming province).
Beizhili, formerly romanized as Pei-chih-li, Pechili, Peichili, etc. and also known as North or Northern Zhili or Chih-li, was a historicalprovince of the Ming dynasty. It mostly covered the area of the Yuanprovince of Zhongshu (lit. "Central Administration") and took its own name (lit. "Northern Directly Administered Area") from Beijing's status as one of the Ming dynasty's capitals.