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Qiong Prefecture (Sichuan)

Qiong Prefecture (邛州)
Linqiong Commandery (臨邛郡)
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Population
 • 740s or 750s 190,327
 • 1100s 193,032
History
 • Created 6th century (Liang dynasty)
 • Abolished 1913 (Republic of China)
 • Succeeded by Qionglai County (邛崍縣)
Contained within
 • Circuit
Qiong Prefecture
Chinese
Linqiong Commandery
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese

Qiongzhou or Qiong Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China seated in modern Qionglai City in Sichuan, China. It existed (intermittently) from the 6th century to 1913. Between 742 and 758 it was known as Linqiong Commandery.

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



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