Jin Prefecture, also known by its Chinese name Jinzhou, was a prefecture of imperial China. Its seat—also known as Jinzhou—was at Xicheng (modern Ankang, Shaanxi).

History

Jin was created from Eastern Liang Prefecture ( 東梁 州, Dōngliángzhōu) in AD 554 under the Western Wei Dynasty. ^[1] Its name—the "gold" or "golden" prefecture—derives from the placer deposits along the Yue or Moon River^{[ citation needed]} still exploited to this day. ^[2]

Under the Sui, it was renamed Xicheng Commandery ( 西城 郡, Xīchéngjùn). Under the Tang, it was renamed Ankang Commandery ( 安康郡, Ānkāngjùn). ^[1] It held 53,029 people in 14,091 households in 639 and 57,929 people in the same number of households in 742. ^[1]

It was abolished again under the Ming in 1583. ^[3]

Geography

Jin Commandery in the Tang dynasty lay around modern Ankang, Shaanxi. It probably includes parts of modern Ankang, Hanyin, Xunyang, and Shiquan. ^[3]

See also

• Other Jin Prefectures/Jinzhous

References

Citations

Bibliography

• 《中国历史地名大词典》 [Zhōngguó Lìshǐ Dìmíng Dà Cídiǎn, The Big Dictionary of Historical Placenames in China, China Social Sciences Press, 2005, p. 1601, ISBN  7-5004-4929-1. (in Chinese)
• Xiong, Victor Cunrui (2009), "Jinzhou", Historical Dictionary of Medieval China, Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras, No. 19, Lanham: Scarecrow Press, p.  264, ISBN  9780810860537.

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