Dao Prefecture

Daozhou or Dao Prefecture (道州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China centering on modern Dao County, Hunan, China. In the Yuan dynasty it was known as Daozhou Route (道州路) and in the Ming dynasty (briefly) as Daozhou Prefecture (道州府). It existed (intermittently) from 634 to 1913.

Geography

The administrative region of Daozhou in the Tang dynasty falls within modern Yongzhou in southern Hunan. It probably includes modern:

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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. p. 2597. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.

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