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Jinghu North Circuit

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Jinghu North Circuit
Simplified Chinese
Hanyu PinyinJīnghú Běi Lù

Jinghu North Circuit within Song dynasty territory, c. 1100
Population
 • 1162445,844[1]
History
 • Preceded byJinghu Circuit
 • Created998 (Song dynasty)
 • Abolished1270s (Yuan dynasty)
 • HQJiangling Prefecture

Jinghu North Circuit or Jinghu North Province was one of the circuits during the Song dynasty. Its administrative area corresponds to roughly the modern province of Hunan.[2]

Jinghu North Circuit and Jinghu South Circuit were split from Jinghu Circuit in 998.

References

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  1. ^ Song Shi, ch. 88.
  2. ^ Shi, p. 227.
  • Shi Weile, ed. (2005). Zhongguo Lishi Diming Da Cidian (中国历史地名大词典) [Large Dictionary of Chinese Historical Place Names] (in Chinese). China Social Sciences Press. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
  • (in Chinese) Toqto'a; et al., eds. (1345). Song Shi [History of Song].