Yue Prefecture (Zhejiang)

Not to be confused with Yue Prefecture (Hunan).

Yue Prefecture
Zhou (prefecture)
Population
• 1102	367,390
History
• Preceded by	Kuaiji Commandery
• Created	758 (Tang dynasty)
• Abolished	1131 (Song dynasty)
• Succeeded by	Shaoxing Prefecture
Contained within
• Circuit	Zhejiang East Circuit (758–907)
• Kingdom	Wuyue (907–978)
• Circuit	Liangzhe Circuit (978–1074) Liangzhe East Circuit (after 1074)
Subdivisions
• Type	Counties
• Units	Kuaiji (會稽) Shanyin (山陰) Sheng (嵊) / Shan (剡) Zhuji Yuyao Shangyu Xiaoshan Xinchang

Yuezhou or Yue Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Zhejiang, China, seated in modern Shaoxing. It existed (intermittently) from 605 until 1131.

Geography

The administrative region of Yuezhou in the Tang dynasty falls within modern Zhejiang:

• Under the administration of Shaoxing:
  • Shaoxing
  • Zhuji
  • Shengzhou
  • Xinchang County
• Under the administration of Ningbo:
  • Yuyao

References

• Shi Weile, ed. (2005). Zhongguo Lishi Diming Da Cidian (中国历史地名大词典) (in Chinese). China Social Sciences Press. p. 2491. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Template:Zh icon Toqto'a; et al., eds. (1345). Song Shi. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)