Bo Prefecture (Anhui and Henan)

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Bozhou or Bo Prefecture (亳州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Bozhou, Anhui, China. It existed (intermittently) from the 6th century until 1912.

The modern prefecture-level city Bozhou, created in 1986, retains its name.

Geography[edit]

The administrative region of Bo Prefecture in the Tang dynasty is in the border area of modern northern Anhui and southeastern Henan. It probably includes parts of modern:

Population[edit]

In the early 1100s during the Song dynasty, there were 130,119 households and 183,581 people.[1]

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References[edit]

  • (in Chinese) Toqto'a; et al., eds. (1345). Song Shi (宋史) [History of Song].
  • 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. 2179. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.