Qiong Prefecture (Hainan) Explained

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).

Counties

In the Tang dynasty, Qiong Prefecture administered the following counties (Chinese: ):

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:

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