Lin'an Prefecture
Capital of the Southern Song dynasty From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Capital of the Southern Song dynasty From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lin'an Prefecture (1129–1277) was, after 1138, the capital of the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). With over one million people by 1276, it was the most populous city in the world. Lin'an Prefecture was located in modern northern Zhejiang around Hangzhou. Its administrative area is different from that of the modern prefecture-level city of Hangzhou.
Lin'an Prefecture | |
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Traditional Chinese | 臨安府 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Lín'ān Fǔ |
History | |
• Preceded by | Hang Prefecture |
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• Abolished | 1277 (Yuan dynasty) |
• Succeeded by | Hangzhou Prefecture |
• HQ | Qiantang (錢塘) |
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Lin'an Prefecture fell to the Mongols in 1276.
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