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Zi Prefecture (Shandong)

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Zi Prefecture
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZī Zhōu
Wade–GilesTzu1 Chou1

Zizhou or Zi Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China centering on modern Zibo, Shandong, China. It existed (intermittently) from 596 until 1264.

Geography

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The administrative region of Zizhou in the Tang dynasty is in modern central Shandong. It probably includes parts of 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. 2454. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.