Duan Prefecture

Duan Prefecture
Chinese
Mandarin	Duān Zhōu
Population
• 740s or 750s	21,120
• 1070s or 1080s	25,130
History
• Preceded by	Gaoyao Commandery
• Created	589 (Sui dynasty) 621 (Tang dynasty) 758 (Tang dynasty)
• Abolished	1118 (Song dynasty)
• Succeeded by	Zhaoqing Prefecture
Contained within
• Circuit	Lingnan Circuit Guangnan Circuit (971–988) Guangnan East Circuit (988–1118)

Duanzhou or Duan Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Guangdong, China, centering on modern Zhaoqing. Duan Prefecture was a major production center of inkstones.

The modern Duanzhou District in Zhaoqing is named after the prefecture.

Duan Prefecture administered the following counties (縣) through history (Sui dynasty, Tang dynasty, Southern Han and Song dynasty):

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