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Lei Prefecture

Lei Prefecture (雷州)
Haikang Commandery (海康郡)
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Population
 • 740s or 750s 20,572
 • 1070s or 1080s Unknown, 13,784 households
History
 • Preceded by Donghe Prefecture (東合州)
 • Created 634 (Tang dynasty)
 • Abolished 1278 (Yuan dynasty)
 • Succeeded by Leizhou Pacification Commission (雷州安撫司)
Contained within
 • Circuit
Lei Prefecture
Chinese
Haikang Commandery
Chinese

Leizhou or Lei Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in Leizhou Peninsula, Guangdong. It existed from 634 to 1329, but between 742 and 758 it was known as Haikang Commandery (also translated as Haikang Prefecture).

The modern county-level city Leizhou retains its name.

Lei Prefecture administered the following counties (縣) through history:



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