Sichuan Province (Yuan dynasty) explained

Native Name:四川行省
Conventional Long Name:Sichuan province
Common Name:Manchuria under Yuan rule
Subdivision:Province
Nation:the Yuan dynasty
Year Start:1294
Year End:1368
P1:Mongol Empire
S1:Northern Yuan dynasty
Capital:Chengdu
Government Type:Yuan hierarchy
Date Post:1387

Sichuan Province was a province of the Yuan dynasty. It was established in 1294, after being split off from Shaanxi Province.[1]

The area had previously been part of the Northern Song dynasty circuits Chengdufu, Zizhou, and Kuizhou.

The province was significantly smaller than today's Sichuan, although it includes portions of Chongqing Municipality, which would not be split off until 1997.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Political History of the Yuan Dynasty. Li Shi. 13 April 2020. Deep Logic.