Mao Prefecture Explained

Mao Prefecture
Altnamemodule:	Child: yes Hide: no Header: none P: Mào Zhōu Child: yes Hide: no Header: none P: Tōnghuà Jùn
End:	1913 (Republic of China)
Replace:	Mao County

Maozhou or Mao Prefecture (634–1913) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China located in modern northern Sichuan, around modern Mao County. From 742 to 758 it was called Tonghua Commandery.

Situated near the Tibetan frontier, it occasionally fell under Tibetan control.

Geography

The administrative region of Maozhou in the Tang dynasty is in modern northern Sichuan. It probably includes modern:

• Under the administration of Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture:
  • Mao County
  • Wenchuan County
• Under the administration of Mianyang:
  • Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County

References

• Book: Shi Weile. 2005. Zhongguo Lishi Diming Da Cidian (中国历史地名大词典). Large Dictionary of Chinese Historical Place Names. China Social Sciences Press. 7-5004-4929-1. 1471. zh.