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Chi Prefecture
Historical administrative division in Anhui, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chizhou or Chi Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Chizhou, Anhui, China. It existed (intermittently) from 621 until 1277.
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Chi Prefecture | |
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Simplified Chinese | 池州 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Chí Zhōu |
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Population | |
• 1100s | 206,932[1] |
History | |
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• Abolished | 1277 (Yuan dynasty) |
• Succeeded by | Chizhou Circuit |
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• Circuit | |
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The modern prefectural-level city Chizhou, created in 2000, retains its name.