Chi Prefecture | |
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Simplified Chinese | 池州 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Chí Zhōu |
Population | |
• 1100s | 206,932[1] |
History | |
• Created |
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• Abolished | 1277 (Yuan dynasty) |
• Succeeded by | Chizhou Circuit |
Contained within | |
• Circuit | |
Chizhou or Chi Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Chizhou, Anhui, China. It existed (intermittently) from 621 until 1277.
The modern prefectural-level city Chizhou, created in 2000, retains its name.