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An Prefecture

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Chinese
  
安州

Wade–Giles
  
An Chou

Hanyu Pinyin
  
Ān Zhōu

Anzhou or An Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Anlu, Hubei, China. It existed (intermittently) from 550 until 1119, when the Song dynasty renamed it De'an Prefecture.

Geography

The administrative region of An Prefecture in the Tang dynasty was in modern central Hubei. It probably includes parts of modern:

  • Under the administration of Xiaogan:
  • Xiaogan
  • Anlu
  • Yingcheng
  • Yunmeng County
  • Xiaochang County
  • Under the administration of Suizhou:
  • Guangshui

    • References

    An Prefecture Wikipedia
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