Qiong Prefecture (Hainan) should not be confused with Qiong Prefecture (Sichuan).
Qiong Prefecture (瓊州) | |
Also Known As: | Qiongshan Commandery (瓊山郡) |
Map: | 260px |
Start: | 631 (Tang dynasty) |
End: | 1329 (Yuan dynasty) |
Replace: | Qianning Tribal Pacification Commission (乾寧軍民安撫司) |
Populationfirst: | Unknown, 649 households |
Populationfirstyear: | 740s or 750s |
Populationsecond: | Unknown, 8,963 households |
Populationsecondyear: | 1070s or 1080s |
Membership Title1: | Circuit |
Qiongzhou or Qiong Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern northeastern Hainan, China. It existed from 631 to 1329, but between 742 and 758 it was known as Qiongshan Commandery (also translated as Qiongshan Prefecture).
In the Tang dynasty, Qiong Prefecture administered the following counties (Chinese: 縣):
Yanluo was abolished late in the Tang dynasty, while Zengkou was abolished by Southern Han. In the Song dynasty, Qiong Prefecture again administered 5 counties, including: