Qiong Prefecture (Sichuan) should not be confused with Qiong Prefecture (Hainan).
Qiong Prefecture (邛州) | |
Also Known As: | Linqiong Commandery (臨邛郡) |
Map: | 260px |
Start: | 6th century (Liang dynasty) |
End: | 1913 (Republic of China) |
Replace: | Qionglai County (邛崍縣) |
Populationfirst: | 190,327 |
Populationfirstyear: | 740s or 750s |
Populationsecond: | 193,032 |
Populationsecondyear: | 1100s |
Membership Title1: | Circuit |
Qiongzhou or Qiong Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China seated in modern Qionglai City in Sichuan, China. It existed (intermittently) from the 6th century to 1913. Between 742 and 758 it was known as Linqiong Commandery.
Qiong Prefecture administered the following counties (縣) through history:
Name | Modern location | |
---|---|---|
1 | Linqiong (臨邛) | Qionglai City |
2 | Yizheng (依政) | |
3 | Huojing (火井) | |
4 | Dayi (大邑) | Dayi County |
5 | Anreng (安仁) | |
6 | Pujiang (蒲江) | Pujiang County |
7 | Linxi (臨溪) |