Mao Prefecture

Prefecture in imperial China

Mao Prefecture

Simplified Chinese| 茂州
Hanyu Pinyin| Mào Zhōu

* Tonghua Commandery
* (742–758)

Simplified Chinese| 通化郡
Hanyu Pinyin| Tōnghuà Jùn
History|
• Created|

* 634 (Tang dynasty)

• Abolished| 1913 (Republic of China)
• Succeeded by| Mao County

Maozhou or Mao Prefecture (634–1913) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China located in modern northern Sichuan, around modern Mao County. From 742 to 758 it was called Tonghua Commandery.

Situated near the Tibetan frontier, it occasionally fell under Tibetan control.

## Geography

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The administrative region of Maozhou in the Tang dynasty is in modern northern Sichuan. It probably includes modern:

* Under the administration of Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture:
* Mao County
* Wenchuan County
* Under the administration of Mianyang:
* Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County

## References

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* 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. p. 1471\. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.

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