Fu Prefecture (Fujian)

Fuzhou or Fu Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Fujian, China, seated in modern Fuzhou.^[2] It existed (intermittently) from 725 until 1278.

Fu Prefecture
Simplified Chinese	福州
Hanyu Pinyin	Fú Zhōu
Population
• 740s or 750s	75,876[1]
History
• Preceded by	Changle Commandery
• Created	725 (Tang dynasty) 758 (Tang dynasty)
• Abolished	1278 (Yuan dynasty)
• Succeeded by	Fuzhou Circuit
Contained within
• Circuit	Jiangnan Circuit Fujian Circuit

It was known as Changle Prefecture (長樂府) between 933 and 948 when it was the capital of Min.^[3] It was also briefly known as Fu'an Prefecture (福安府) between 1276 and 1277 when it was the capital of the Song dynasty.

The modern prefecture-level city Fuzhou retains its name.