Bozhou or Bo Prefecture (Chinese: 博州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Liaocheng, Shandong, China. It existed (intermittently) from 596 until 1267.

Geography

The administrative region of Bo Prefecture in the Tang dynasty is in Liaocheng modern western Shandong. It probably includes parts of modern:

Population

In the early 1100s during the Song dynasty, there were 46,492 households and 91,333 people.[1]

See also

  • Boping Commandery

References

  1. ↑ Song Shi, ch. 86.
  • (in Chinese) Toqto'a; et al., eds. (1345). Song Shi (宋史) [History of Song].
  • 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. 2494. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.


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