South Zhili
South Zhili, formerly romanized as Nan Chih-li or simply discussed under various romanizations of Nanjing, was a province of Imperial China, under the Ming dynasty. It was established around the "reserve capital" Nanjing and included parts of the modern provinces of Jiangsu and Anhui, as well as the direct-administered municipality of Shanghai. Under the Qing dynasty, Nanjing lost its status as the "second capital" and Southern Zhili was reconstituted as the smaller province of Jiangnan, while North Zhili became Zhili Province.
| South Zhili | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 南直隸 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 南直隶 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Southern Directly Ruled [Province] | ||||||||
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