Fu Prefecture (Fujian)

Fu Prefecture
Chinese
Mandarin Fú Zhōu
Population
  740s or 750s 75,876[1]
History
  Preceded by Changle Commandery
  Created
  Abolished 1278 (Yuan dynasty)
  Succeeded by Fuzhou Circuit
Contained within
  Circuit

Fuzhou or Fu Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Fujian, China, seated in modern Fuzhou.[2] It existed (intermittently) from 725 until 1278.

It was known as Changle Prefecture (長樂府) between 933 and 948 when it was the capital of Min.[3] It was also briefly known as Fu'an Prefecture (福安府) between 1276 and 1277 when it was the capital of the Song dynasty.

The modern prefecture-level city Fuzhou retains its name.

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. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
  • (in Chinese) Ouyang Xiu; et al., eds. (1060). Xin Tang Shu [New Book of Tang].
  • (in Chinese) Toqto'a; et al., eds. (1345). Song Shi [History of Song].


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