| Qiong Prefecture (邛州) Linqiong Commandery (臨邛郡) | |
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| Population | |
| • 740s or 750s | 190,327 [1] |
| • 1100s | 193,032 [2] |
| History | |
| • Created | 6th century (Liang dynasty) |
| • Abolished | 1913 (Republic of China) |
| • Succeeded by | Qionglai County (邛崍縣) |
| Contained within | |
| • Circuit | |
| Qiong Prefecture | |||||||
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| Chinese | 邛 州 | ||||||
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| Linqiong Commandery | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 臨 邛 郡 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 临 邛 郡 | ||||||
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Qiongzhou or Qiong Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China seated in modern Qionglai City in Chengdu,Sichuan,China. It existed (intermittently) from the 6th century to 1913. [3] Between 742 and 758 it was known as Linqiong Commandery.
Qiong Prefecture administered the following counties (縣) through the history:
| # | Name | Modern location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linqiong (臨邛) | Qionglai City [4] |
| 2 | Yizheng (依政) | |
| 3 | Huojing (火井) | |
| 4 | Dayi (大邑) | Dayi County [5] |
| 5 | Anreng (安仁) | |
| 6 | Pujiang (蒲江) | Pujiang County [6] |
| 7 | Linxi (臨溪) |