Yi Prefecture (Guangxi)

Yizhou or Yi Prefecture (宜州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China centering on modern Yizhou, Guangxi, China. It existed (intermittently) from the late 660s to 1265.

The modern district Yizhou of Hechi city, created in 1993, retains its name.

Geography

The administrative region of Yizhou in the Tang dynasty falls within modern Hechi in northern Guangxi. 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. 1694. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.

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