代州

Chinese

		substitute; replace; generation substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
simp. and trad. (代州)		代	州

After the former Dai Commandery (代郡) which it replaced.

代州

(historical) Dai Prefecture (a former prefecture of imperial China, located in present-day northeastern Shanxi)
(historical) Daizhou (the prefectural seat, eventually located in present-day Daixian, Shanxi)

(prefectural seat): 雁門／雁门 (Yànmén) (as seat of Yanmen Commandery); 代縣／代县 (Dàixiàn) (as seat of Dai County)

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