Duan Prefecture
Duanzhou or Duan Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Guangdong, China, centering on modern Zhaoqing. Duan Prefecture was a major production center of inkstones.
| Duan Prefecture | |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 端州 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Duān Zhōu |
| Population | |
| • 740s or 750s | 21,120 |
| • 1070s or 1080s | 25,130 |
| History | |
| • Preceded by | Gaoyao Commandery |
| • Created |
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| • Abolished | 1118 (Song dynasty) |
| • Succeeded by | Zhaoqing Prefecture |
| Contained within | |
| • Circuit |
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The modern Duanzhou District in Zhaoqing is named after the prefecture.
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