Guó Prefecture
prefecture between the 6th and 13th centuries in modern Henan, China
Guozhou or Guo Prefecture (虢州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Sanmenxia, Henan, China. It existed (intermittently) from 583 until 1271.
Geography
The administrative region of Guozhou in the Tang dynasty is in modern Sanmenxia in western Henan on the border with Shaanxi. It probably includes parts of modern:
Lingbao City
Lushi County
References
Shi Weile, ed. (2005). Zhongguo Lishi Diming Da Cidian (中国历史地名大词典) [Large Dictionary of Chinese Historical Place Names] (in Chinese). China Social Sciences Press. p. 2874. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
“Guó Prefecture” enters the record as prefecture between the 6th and 13th centuries in modern Henan, China. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Prefecture, prefecture and between can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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