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Branch Censorate for the Shaanxi Circuits
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The Shaanxi Branch Secretariat comprised four circuits, five superior prefectures, twenty-seven prefectures, twelve subordinate prefectures, and eighty-eight subordinate counties. Within the province there were eighty land relay stations and one water relay station.
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Registrar's Office
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Eleven counties
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Xianning, lower rank Chang'an, lower rank Xianyang, lower rank Xingping, lower rank Lintong, lower rank Garrison farmland of slightly more than 1,020 qing Lantian, lower rank Jingyang, lower rank In Zhiyuan 2 (1265) it was merged into Gaoling County It was re-established in the third year (1266) Garrison farmland of slightly more than 1,030 qing Gaoling, lower rank Hu County, lower rank Zhouzhi, lower rank Garrison farmland of slightly more than 943 qing Mei County Lower rank Formerly Mei Prefecture; Shilin County was added In Zhiyuan 1 (1264) Mei Prefecture was reduced to Mei County and Shilin was abolished
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Tong Prefecture, lower rank In early Tang it was Tong Prefecture, then renamed Fengyi Commandery, then restored as Tong Prefecture Under the Song it was the Dingguo Army The Jin kept this designation Under the Yuan it remained Tong Prefecture It administered five counties:
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Hua Prefecture, lower rank Tang renamed it the Zhenguo Army Song renamed it the Zhentong Army Jin renamed it the Jin'an Army The Yuan restored the name Hua Prefecture Mount Hua, the Western Peak, lies within its bounds It administered three counties:
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Huayin, lower rank Pucheng, lower rank Weinan Lower rank Garrison farmland of slightly more than 1,222 qing
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Sanyuan, lower rank Fuping, lower rank Tongguan Lower rank
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Liquan, lower rank Wugong, lower rank Yongshou Lower rank Under the Song and Jin it belonged to Bin Prefecture In Zhiyuan 15 (1278) the county seat was moved to Mating
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Shang Prefecture, lower rank In early Tang it was Shang Prefecture, then renamed Shangluo Commandery, then restored as Shang Prefecture Song and Yuan both kept this arrangement It administered one county:
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Luonan Lower rank
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Yan'an Circuit, lower rank In early Tang it was Yan Prefecture, then Yan'an Commandery, then again Yan Prefecture Under the Song it was Yan'an Superior Prefecture Under the Jin it was the Fuyan Circuit The Yuan renamed it Yan'an Circuit Households: 6,539; population: 94,641 Figures from the renzi-year census (1252) It administered eight counties and three prefectures The prefectures together administered eight counties Garrison farmland within the circuit totaled more than 480 qing
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Fu Prefecture, lower rank In early Tang it was Fu Prefecture, then Luojiao Commandery, then restored as Fu Prefecture Song and Jin kept this designation Formerly it administered Luojiao, Luochuan, Fucheng, and Zhiluo counties In Zhiyuan 4 (1267) Fucheng was merged into Luochuan, and Luojiao and Zhiluo were absorbed into the prefectural seat In the sixth year (1269) Fang Prefecture was abolished and Zhongbu and Yijun counties were transferred to its jurisdiction It administered three counties:
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Luochuan, lower rank Zhongbu, lower rank Yijun Lower rank
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Suide Prefecture, lower rank Under Tang it was Sui Prefecture, then Shang Commandery, then again Sui Prefecture Under the Song it was the Suide Army Under the Jin it became a prefecture administering eight counties After submission, Siwu was merged into Mizhi and Suiping into Huaining In Zhiyuan 4 (1267) Dingrong was merged into Mizhi, Huaining into Qingjian, and Yihe and Suide were absorbed into the prefectural seat It administered two counties:
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Qingjian, lower rank Mizhi Lower rank
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Jia Prefecture, lower rank Under Tang it was Yin Prefecture Under the Song it was the Jinning Army The Jin renamed it Jia Prefecture In Zhiyuan 6 (1269) Tongqin, Michuan, and Jialu were absorbed into the prefecture; Taihe was merged into Shenmu and Jianning into Fugu It administered three counties:
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Shenmu, lower rank At the founding of the Yuan, Yun Prefecture was established at the Shenmu stockade of ancient Lin Prefecture In Zhiyuan 6 (1269) the prefecture was abolished and reduced to a county Wubu, lower rank Fugu Lower rank Under Later Tang it was Fu Prefecture At the founding of the Yuan a prefectural seat was established In Zhiyuan 6 (1269) it was abolished and reduced to a county
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Xingyuan Circuit, lower rank Under Tang it was Liang Prefecture, then Hanzhong Commandery, then Xingyuan Superior Prefecture The Song kept the former name The Yuan established the Xingyuan Circuit general administration; later Feng, Jin, and Yang prefectures were placed under its jurisdiction Under the Song it administered Nanzheng, Xi, Baocheng, Lianshui, and Chenggu counties; Lianshui was later abolished and merged into Nanzheng At the founding of the Yuan, Xi County was transferred to Mian Prefecture and Xixiang County from Yang Prefecture was added to its jurisdiction Households: 2,149; population: 19,378 Figures from the Zhiyuan 27 (1290) census It administered four counties and three prefectures
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Nanzheng, lower rank Chenggu, lower rank Baocheng, lower rank Xixiang, lower rank
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Feng Prefecture, lower rank In early Tang it was Feng Prefecture; later it was elevated to a military commissioner's seat Under the Song it was a defense-training prefecture In Zhiyuan 5 (1268) Liangquan County at the prefectural seat was merged into the prefecture and placed under Xingyuan Circuit
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Yang Prefecture, lower rank Tang renamed it Yangchuan Commandery, then restored Yang Prefecture; later its status changed repeatedly The Song restored the name Yang Prefecture In Zhiyuan 2 (1265) Xingdao and Zhenfu counties were abolished and absorbed into the prefectural seat
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Jin Prefecture, lower rank Tang renamed Xicheng Commandery Jin Prefecture The Song elevated it to the Jin-Fang-Kaida Four Prefectures Circuit Under the Yuan it was a detached prefecture
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Surveillance and Investigation Commission for the Shaanxi Hanzhong Circuit
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Fengxiang Superior Prefecture: under Tang it was Fufeng Commandery, then Fengxiang Superior Prefecture, styled the Western Capital Song and Jin kept the name At the founding of the Yuan, Pingliang Superior Prefecture and Qin, Long, Deshun, Xining, and Zhenyuan prefectures were transferred to Gongchang Circuit; Heng Prefecture was abolished and Zhouzhi County placed under Anxi Circuit; the Fengxiang Circuit general administration was soon established In Zhiyuan 9 (1272) it became a detached superior prefecture Households: 2,081; population: 14,908 Figures from the renzi-year census (1252) It administered five counties:
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Fengxiang, lower rank Garrison farmland of slightly more than 90 qing Fufeng, lower rank Qishan, lower rank Baoji, lower rank Linyou Lower rank
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Bin Prefecture, lower rank Tang's Bin Prefecture was renamed Bin because its character resembled that for "dark" Song and Jin and later dynasties all kept this form It administered two counties:
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Xinping, lower rank Chunhua Lower rank In Zhiyuan 7 (1270) Sanshui County was merged into this county
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Jing Prefecture, lower rank Tang renamed it Anding Commandery, then restored the name Jing Prefecture The Song renamed it the Zhanghua Army Formerly it administered Baoding, Changwu, Lingtai, and Liangyuan counties The Jin renamed Baoding County Jingchuan Early in the Yuan it was under the metropolitan marshal's office with a general office governing Bin Prefecture; later it fell under the Gongchang metropolitan command, or Pingliang Superior Prefecture, or Shaanxi Province — its affiliation shifted repeatedly — and now reports directly to the province It administered two counties:
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Jingchuan, lower rank This was the seat of Jing Prefecture, formerly Baoding Lingtai Lower rank In Zhiyuan 7 (1270) it was merged into Jingchuan In the eleventh year (1274) it was re-established with Liangyuan merged in, while Changwu remained merged into Jingchuan
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Kaicheng Prefecture, lower rank Under Tang it was Yuan Prefecture Under the Song it was the Zhenrong Army The Jin elevated it to Zhenrong Prefecture At the founding of the Yuan it was again Yuan Prefecture In Zhiyuan 10 (1273), when the Prince of Anxi governed Qin and Shu, Kaicheng Superior Prefecture was established with status comparable to the Upper Capital and styled an upper circuit In Zhizhi 3 (1323) it was reduced to a prefecture It administered one county and one prefecture
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Kaicheng
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Guang'an Prefecture Originally Zhenrong territory; the Jin made it a county under Zhenrong Prefecture; it lay waste after years of disorder In Zhiyuan 10 (1273), when the Prince of Anxi was enfeoffed in the west and Kaicheng Circuit was established, it became Guang'an County; settlers were recruited, and before long the population grew dense In the fifteenth year (1278) it was raised to a prefecture, still under this circuit
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Zhuanglang Prefecture Lower rank Historical account omitted In the second month of Dade 8 (1304), Zhuanglang Circuit was reduced to a prefecture
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Metropolitan Command of Gongchang and Environs
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Gongchang Superior Prefecture: in early Tang Wei Prefecture was established, later Longxi Commandery, then it fell to the Tibetans The Song recovered the territory and established Gong Prefecture The Jin made it Gongchang Superior Prefecture At the founding of the Yuan it became the Gongchang Circuit metropolitan command, governing Gongchang, Pingliang, Lintao, Qingyang, and Longqing superior prefectures and twenty-seven prefectures including Qin, Long, Hui, Huan, Jin, Deshun, Hui, Jinyang, Anxi, He, Tao, Min, Li, Ba, Mian, Long, Da'an, Bao, Jing, Bin, Ning, Dingxi, Zhenyuan, Jie, Cheng, Xihe, and Lan; Jinyang Prefecture was also administered from Cheng Prefecture In Zhiyuan 5 (1268) Anxi Prefecture was transferred to the Tuosima Circuit general administration In the sixth year (1269) He Prefecture was placed under the Tibetan pacification commissioner's metropolitan marshal's office In the seventh year (1270) Tao Prefecture was merged into Anxi Prefecture In the eighth year (1271) Min Prefecture was transferred to Tuosima Circuit In the thirteenth year (1276) the Gongchang Circuit general administration was established In the fourteenth year (1277) metropolitan command authority was restored; that year Longqing Superior Prefecture and Li, Ba, Da'an, Bao, Mian, and Long prefectures were transferred to Guangyuan Circuit In the twenty-first year (1284) Jing and Bin prefectures were placed under the Shaanxi Hanzhong Circuit pacification commission; the command then governed four superior prefectures: Gongchang, Pingliang, Lintao, and Qingyang; and fifteen prefectures: Qin, Long, Ning, Dingxi, Zhenyuan, Jie, Cheng, Xihe, Lan, Hui, Huan, Jin, Deshun, Hui, and Jinyang Households: 45,135; population: 369,272 Figures from the renzi-year census (1252) It administered one office and five counties
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Registrar's Office
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Longxi, lower rank Ningyuan, lower rank Fuqiang, lower rank Originally an old stockade; in Zhiyuan 13 (1276) it was raised to a county Tongwei, lower rank Zhang County Lower rank Under the Song it was Yanchuan Stockade; under the Jin a garrison town; in Zhiyuan 17 (1280) the present county was established
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Pingliang Superior Prefecture: under Tang it was a horse stud subordinate to Yuan Prefecture Under the Song it was Jingyuan Circuit, then elevated to Pingliang Army The Jin established Pingliang Superior Prefecture At the founding of the Yuan, Panyuan County was merged into Pingliang and Huaping into Huating; it was placed under the Gongchang metropolitan command It administered three counties:
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Pingliang, lower rank Garrison farmland of 115 qing Chongxin, lower rank Huating Lower rank
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Lintao Superior Prefecture: under Tang the Lintao Army Under the Song it was the Zhentao Army, then Xi Prefecture The Jin made it Lintao Superior Prefecture In Zhiyuan 13 (1276) Weiyuan Fort was again raised to a county It administered two counties:
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Didao, lower rank Weiyuan, lower rank
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Qingyang Superior Prefecture: under Tang it was Qing Prefecture Under the Song it was Huanqing Circuit, then Qingyang Army, then raised to a superior prefecture The Jin made it Qingyuan Circuit At the founding of the Yuan it became a detached Qingyang superior prefecture; in Zhiyuan 7 (1270) Anhua and Pengyuan were merged into it It administered one county:
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Heshui Lower rank
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Qin Prefecture, middle rank In early Tang it was Qin Prefecture Under the Song it was Tianshui Commandery The Jin made it Qin Prefecture Formerly it administered six counties In Zhiyuan 7 (1270) Jichuan and Longcheng were merged into Qin'an and Zhifang into Qingshui It administered three counties:
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Chengji, middle rank Qingshui, middle rank Qin'an Lower rank
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Long Prefecture, middle rank Tang renamed it Qianyang Commandery, then restored Long Prefecture Under Song and Jin a defense commissioner was established Formerly it administered four counties In Zhiyuan 7 (1270) Wushan and Long'an were abolished and merged into Qianyuan; in the thirteenth year (1276) the defense commissioner was abolished and it became a detached prefecture Mount Wu there served as the Western Sacred Peak It administered two counties:
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Qianyuan, middle rank Qianyang Lower rank
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Ning Prefecture, lower rank In early Tang Beidi Commandery was renamed Ning Prefecture Song and Jin kept the name In Zhiyuan 7 (1270) Xiangle, Anding, and Dingping were merged into the prefecture It administered one county:
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Zhenning Lower rank
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Dingxi Prefecture, lower rank Originally the western market of Tang's Wei Prefecture; in the Five Dynasties it fell to the Xianlian The Song established Dingxi City The Jin renamed it Dingxi County, then raised it again to a prefecture, with Anxi County at the seat; the two Tongxi stockades were also made counties under its jurisdiction In Zhiyuan 3 (1266) all three counties were merged into this prefecture Garrison farmland of 467 qing
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Zhenyuan Prefecture, lower rank Under Tang it was Yuan Prefecture, also Pingliang Commandery Song and Jin kept the name Under the Yuan it was renamed Zhenyuan Prefecture; Dongshan and Sanchuan counties from Zhenrong Prefecture were added to its jurisdiction In Zhiyuan 7 (1270), following the precedent of merging prefectures and counties, Linjing, Pengyang, Dongshan, and Sanchuan counties were merged into this prefecture Garrison farmland of slightly more than 426 qing
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Xihe Prefecture, lower rank Under Tang it was Min Prefecture, then Hezheng Commandery, then again Min Prefecture The Song renamed it Xihe Formerly it administered three counties; the Datan and Youchuan armies had long been abolished, leaving only Changdao County; in Zhiyuan 7 (1270) that too was merged into the prefecture
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Huan Prefecture, lower rank Tang renamed it Wei Prefecture The Song restored Huan Prefecture; later with Qing Prefecture it formed Huanqing Circuit Under the Jin it was subordinate to Qingyang Superior Prefecture At the founding of the Yuan it was a detached prefecture Formerly it administered Tongyuan County; in Zhiyuan 7 (1270) it was merged into the prefecture
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Jin Prefecture, lower rank Originally Kangu Stockade in Lan Prefecture; the Jin raised the stockade to a county and made Kangu the seat of Jin Prefecture In Zhiyuan 7 (1270) the county was merged into the prefecture
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Jingning Prefecture, lower rank In the Song Qingli era, Longgan City in Wei Prefecture was made Deshun Army and Longgan County re-established The Jin elevated it to a prefecture At the founding of the Yuan, Zhiping and Shuiluo were merged into Longgan; Longgan was later abolished and the seat renamed Jingning Prefecture It administered one county:
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Longde Lower rank
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Lan Prefecture, lower rank Established in early Tang; later Jincheng Commandery, then again Lan Prefecture Song and Jin kept the name At the founding of the Yuan it administered A'gan County and a frontier patrol office; in Zhiyuan 7 (1270) both were merged into the prefecture
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Hui Prefecture, lower rank In early Tang it was renamed Xi Hui Prefecture, then Su Prefecture, then Huining Commandery, then Hui Prefecture The Song established Fuchuan County The Jin established Baochuan County; when it fell to the Hexi, the seat was administered in exile a hundred li southwest at Huichuan, styled New Hui Prefecture At the founding of the Yuan, New Hui Prefecture was abandoned and the seat moved to Xining County under its jurisdiction In Zhiyuan 7 (1270) the county was merged into the prefecture
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Hui Prefecture, lower rank When Yuan forces entered Shu, Feng Prefecture's two counties were the first to submit; Feng Prefecture remained at Liangquan while Southern Feng Prefecture was established at Hechi Later Yongning Township was raised to a county; it and Liangdang served as subordinate settlements In Zhiyuan 1 (1264) it was renamed Hui Prefecture In the seventh year (1270) Hechi and Yongning counties were merged into the prefecture It administered one county:
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Liangdang Lower rank
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Jie Prefecture, lower rank In early Tang Wu Prefecture was established, then Wudu Commandery, then Jie Prefecture The Song kept the name The seat is now at Willow Tree City, eighty li east of the old city Formerly it administered Fujin and Jiangli counties; in Zhiyuan 7 (1270) they were merged into the prefecture
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Cheng Prefecture, lower rank In early Tang it was Cheng Prefecture, then Tonggu Commandery, then again Cheng Prefecture The Song kept the name Formerly it administered Tonggu and Liting counties At the founding of the Yuan, in the renyin year (1262) Tian Shixian submitted Chengdu Superior Prefecture; the seat was moved to Liting to administer local affairs independently of Cheng Prefecture, and Tianshui County was transferred to it In Zhiyuan 7 (1270) Tonggu and Tianshui counties were merged into the prefecture
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Jinyang Prefecture was originally under Xingyuan Circuit; in the wuxu year (1238) Generals Lei and Li submitted with their households and were moved to Cheng Prefecture to administer Jinyang affairs independently
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Tibetan Pacification Commissioner's Metropolitan Marshal's Office: in Zhiyuan 9 (1272) Ninghe Station was established on the Tibet-Xichuan frontier
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Hezhou Circuit Lower rank It administered three counties:
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Dingqiang, lower rank Ninghe, lower rank Anxiang, lower rank
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Ya Prefecture Lower rank In Xianzong's wuwu year (1258) Ya Prefecture was captured and Shiquan defender Zhao Shun surrendered the city It administered five counties:
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Mingshan Lower rank Lushan, lower rank Baizhang, lower rank Rongjing, lower rank Yandao Lower rank
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Li Prefecture Lower rank In Zhiyuan 18 (1281) 1,154 households in Li and Ya prefectures received 2,308 ding in paper money for oxen, tools, seed, and grain It administered one county:
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Hanyuan Lower rank
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Tao Prefecture Lower rank It administered one county:
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Kedang Lower rank
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Guide Prefecture Lower rank
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Mao Prefecture Lower rank It administered two counties:
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Wenshan, lower rank Wenchuan Lower rank
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Tuosima Circuit
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Min Prefecture Lower rank
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Tie Prefecture Lower rank
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Diaomen Yutong Liya Changhe Xi Ningyuan Pacification Commission: in Zhiyuan 2 (1265) Diaomen pacification commissioner Gao Bao received a tiger tally and reported that Diaomen once had walled towns destroyed by Song in the Zhongtong era, that people now lived in hill stockades half a stage away, and wished to restore the old town for defense and farming An order to the Qin-Shu Branch Secretariat said: "Judge local needs as you see fit; if the town can be restored, help complete it" In the third year (1266) the Sichuan Branch Privy Council was told to proclaim along the Diaomen-Yan frontier that submitters would be received, the poor relieved, and those wishing to move near walled settlements given housing
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Lidian Wen Prefecture Mongol and Han Metropolitan Command: from He Prefecture southward much is missing; regions such as Do Kham, U-Tsang, and Jishi Prefecture remain numerous but records are too sparse to detail
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The Sichuan Branch Secretariat comprised nine circuits, three superior prefectures, two subordinate superior prefectures, thirty-six subordinate prefectures, one army, and eighty-one subordinate counties Southern tribal peoples are not included in these figures Within the province there were forty-eight land relay stations and eighty-four water relay stations There were twelve salt yards, all drawing from salt wells Ninety-five wells in all lay among the mountains in prefectures and counties under Chengdu, Kuizhou, Chongqing, Xunan, Jiading, Shunqing, Guangyuan, Tongchuan, and Shaoqing circuits
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Surveillance and Investigation Commission for the Western Shu Sichuan Circuit
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Chengdu Circuit, upper rank Tang changed Shu Commandery to Yi Prefecture, then to Chengdu Superior Prefecture Under the Song it was Yi Prefecture Circuit, then Chengdu Superior Prefecture Circuit At the founding of the Yuan, after pacification, a general administration and registrar's office were established In Zhiyuan 13 (1276) it governed Chengdu, Jiading, and Chongqing superior prefectures and eleven prefectures; later Jiading became a separate circuit taking Mei, Ya, Li, and Qiong In the twentieth year (1283) Li and Ya went to the Tibetan pacification commission, Chongqing was reduced to a prefecture, and Long Prefecture merged into Renshou County under this circuit Households: 32,912; population: 215,888 Figures from the Zhiyuan 27 (1290) census It administered one office, nine counties, and seven prefectures The prefectures together administered eleven counties
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Registrar's Office
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Chengdu, lower rank Under Tang and Song it was the seat of Chengdu Superior Prefecture In Zhiyuan 13 (1276) the northwest corner of the inner city formerly under this county was merged into the registrar's office Huayang, lower rank Xindu, lower rank Pi County, lower rank Wenjiang, lower rank Shuangliu, lower rank Xinfan, lower rank Renshou, lower rank Under Tang it was Ling Prefecture The Song made it Long Prefecture In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) the land being desolate and the people scattered, it was merged into Renshou County under Chengdu Circuit Jintang Lower rank Under the Song it belonged to Huai'an Army At the beginning of the Yuan it was promoted to Huai Prefecture, and county jurisdiction was unchanged In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) the prefecture was merged into Jintang County and subordinated to the Chengdu Superior Prefecture circuit
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Peng Prefecture, lower rank The Tang established Meng Prefecture, then renamed it Peng Prefecture Song and Yuan retained it It administered two counties
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Mengyang, lower rank Chongning Lower rank
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Shifang, lower rank Deyang, lower rank In Zhiyuan 8 (1271) it was promoted to De Prefecture In Zhiyuan 13 (1276) it was demoted to a county under the Chengdu circuit In Zhiyuan 18 (1281) it was again placed under this jurisdiction Mianzhu Lower rank In Zhiyuan 13 (1276) it was merged into the prefecture for lack of households, then later re-established
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An Prefecture, lower rank The Tang established Shiquan County The Song promoted it to an army In Yuan Zhongtong 5 (1264) it was promoted to An Prefecture It administered one county
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Shiquan Lower rank
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Guan Prefecture, lower rank Under the Tang it was Daojiang County In the Five Dynasties it became Guan Prefecture Under the Song it was the Yongkang Army, later abolished and reduced to Guankou Stockade At the beginning of the Yuan Guan Prefecture was re-established In Zhiyuan 13 (1276) Daojiang and Qingcheng counties were abolished and merged into the prefecture for lack of households A garrison-farmland ten-thousand-households office was established at Qingcheng Taoba
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Chongqing Prefecture, lower rank Under the Tang it was Tang'an commandery, then Shu Prefecture Under the Song it was the Chongqing Army In Yuan Zhiyuan 12 (1275) a general superintendency was established In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) it became Chongqing Prefecture and Jiangyuan County was merged into it This prefecture had a garrison-farmland ten-thousand-households office It administered two counties
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Jinyuan, lower rank Xinjin Lower rank
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Wei Prefecture, lower rank Under the Tang it was Wei Prefecture The Song renamed it Wei Prefecture, administering Baoning and Tonghua counties In Zhiyuan 19 (1282) Baoning was merged into the prefecture It administered one county
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Tonghua Lower rank
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Jian Prefecture, lower rank The Tang carved it from Yi Prefecture and established it The Song retained it In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) the seat-attached Yang'an County was merged into the prefecture In Zhiyuan 22 (1285) Lingquan County from the Chengdu superior prefecture was merged in and subordinated here The prefecture once had Pingquan, but the district was too desolate and the county was finally abolished
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Jia Superior Prefecture Circuit, lower rank Early in the Tang it was Jia Prefecture, then Qianwei commandery, then Jia Prefecture again The Song promoted it to Jia Superior Prefecture In Zhiyuan 13 (1276) a general superintendency was established It formerly administered Longyou, Jiajiang, Emei, Qianwei, and Hongya counties In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) Hongya was merged into Jiajiang It administered one office, four counties, and two prefectures Those prefectures administered three counties Household and population counts omitted
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Registrar's Office
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Longyou, lower rank Jiajiang, lower rank Emei, lower rank Qianwei Lower rank
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Mei Prefecture, lower rank The Tang briefly renamed it Jia Prefecture, then restored Mei Prefecture In Zhiyuan 14 (1277) it was subordinated to Jia Circuit It administered two counties
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Pengshan, lower rank Qingshen Lower rank
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Qiong Prefecture: the Tang first established Qiong Prefecture, then Linqiong commandery, then Qiong Prefecture again In Zhiyuan 14 (1277) a pacification commission was established to handle prefectural affairs concurrently In Zhiyuan 21 (1284) Linqiong, Yizheng, and Pujiang counties were merged into the prefecture It administered one county
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Dayi Lower rank
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Guangyuan Circuit, lower rank Early in the Tang it was Li Prefecture, then Yichang commandery, then Li Prefecture again Under the Song it was Li Circuit; after Duanping warfare left the region unsettled for seventeen years until Yuan Xianzong 3 (1253), when Li prefectural government and a metropolitan command were established In Zhiyuan 14 (1277) the command was abolished and Guangyuan Circuit was established Households: 16,442; population: 96,406 Figures from the Zhiyuan 27 (1290) census It administered two counties, one superior prefecture, and four prefectures The superior prefecture administered three counties; the prefectures administered seven counties Garrison farmland within this circuit: slightly more than 9 qing
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Miangu, lower rank Zhaohua Lower rank At the beginning of the Yuan Jiameng was merged into it
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Baoning Superior Prefecture, lower rank Under the Tang it was Long Prefecture, then Lang Prefecture, then Langzhong commandery Under Later Tang it was the Baoning Army At the beginning of the Yuan the Dongchuan metropolitan command was established In Zhiyuan 13 (1276) it was promoted to Baoning Superior Prefecture In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) the metropolitan command was abolished and it became Baoning Circuit It first administered the newly taken Xiao and Ning prefectures; later they were merged into Langzhong, Fengguo into Cangxi, and Xinjin, Xinzheng, and Xishui into Nanbu; it was then restored as a superior prefecture under Guangyuan Circuit Garrison farmland within this superior prefecture: slightly more than 118 qing It administered three counties
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Langzhong, lower rank Seat-attached county Cangxi, lower rank Nanbu Lower rank
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Jian Prefecture, lower rank Under the Tang it was Shi Prefecture, later renamed Jian Prefecture Under the Song it became the Pu'an Army, then Longqing Superior Prefecture In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) it was renamed Jian Prefecture It administered two counties
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Pu'an, lower rank In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) Pucheng and Jianmen were merged into it Zitong Lower rank
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Long Prefecture, lower rank Early in the Tang it was Longmen commandery, then Long Prefecture, Jiangyou commandery, and Yingling commandery in succession The Song briefly renamed it Zheng Prefecture, then restored the old name In Xianzong's wuwu year (1258) the Song prefect Wang surrendered the city In Zhiyuan 22 (1285) Jiangyou and Qingchuan counties were merged into it
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Ba Prefecture, lower rank Early in the Tang it became Ba Prefecture, then Qinghua commandery, then Ba Prefecture again Under the Song it administered Huacheng, Nanjiang, Enyang, Zengkou, Upper Tongjiang, and Lower Tongjiang counties In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) Nanjiang and Enyang were merged into Huacheng, and Upper and Lower Tongjiang into Zengkou It administered two counties
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Huacheng, lower rank Zengkou Lower rank
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Mian Prefecture, lower rank Early in the Tang it was Xing Prefecture, then Shunzheng commandery, then Xing Prefecture again The Song renamed it Mian Prefecture In Zhiyuan 14 (1277) it was subordinated to Guangyuan Circuit In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) Bao Prefecture was abolished, only Duo Shui County remained, and Mian Prefecture was relocated to govern it It administered three counties
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Duo Shui, lower rank Seat-attached county Da'an, lower rank Formerly Da'an Prefecture; in Zhiyuan 20 (1283) it was demoted to a county under this prefecture Lueyang Lower rank In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) Changju and Xi counties were merged into it
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Registrar's Office
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Nanchong, lower rank In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) Hanzhong was merged into it Xichong Lower rank In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) the old Liuxi County was merged into it
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Under the Tang it lay within the Dangqu, Baxi, and Luoling commanderies The Song established the Guang'an Army, later renamed the Ningxi Army In Zhiyuan 15 (1278) the Ningxi Army was abolished In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) it was promoted to Guang'an Superior Prefecture It formerly administered Qujiang, Yuechi, Hexi, and Xinming counties; Hexi and Xinming were later merged into Yuechi It administered two counties
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Qujiang, lower rank Seat-attached county Yuechi Lower rank
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Peng Prefecture, lower rank The Tang renamed it Pengshan commandery, then restored Peng Prefecture At the beginning of the Yuan a pacification metropolitan command was established, then abolished In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) the Pengzhou circuit general superintendency was established; it was later restored as Peng Prefecture It administered three counties
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Xiangru: in Zhiyuan 20 (1283) Jincheng Stockade was merged into it Yingshan, lower rank In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) Liangshan was merged into it Yilong Lower rank In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) Pengchi and Fuyu were merged into it
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Qu Prefecture, lower rank Early in the Tang it was Qu Prefecture, then Fanshan commandery, then Qu Prefecture again Under the Song it belonged to Tongchuan Superior Prefecture In Zhiyuan 11 (1274) the Qu Prefecture pacification commission was established In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) the pacification commission was abolished and Qu Prefecture became an ordinary prefecture It administered two counties
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Liujiang, lower rank Dazhu Lower rank In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) Linshan and Linshui were merged into it
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Tongchuan Superior Prefecture: under the Tang it was Zi Prefecture, then Zitong commandery, then Zi Prefecture again The Song made it the Jingrong Army, then the Jing'an Army, then Tongchuan Superior Prefecture After warfare left the region desolate, the Yuan restored the superior prefectural government at the beginning of the dynasty In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) Fucheng and the registrar's office were merged into Qi County, Tongquan into Shehong, Dongguan into Yanting, and Tongshan into Zhongjiang It administered four counties and two prefectures Household registers omitted
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Qi County, lower rank Seat-attached county Zhongjiang, lower rank Shehong, lower rank Yanting Lower rank
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Suining Prefecture, lower rank Under the Tang it was Sui Prefecture, then Suining commandery Under the Song it was Suining Superior Prefecture The Yuan initially retained it In Zhiyuan 19 (1282) Suining and Qingshi were merged into Xiaoxi and Changjiang into Pengxi; it was later restored as a prefecture It administered two counties
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Xiaoxi, lower rank Pengxi Lower rank
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Mian Prefecture, lower rank Under the Tang its designation changed repeatedly At the beginning of the Yuan it was subordinated to Chengdu Circuit In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) Weicheng was merged into this prefecture and it was transferred to Tongchuan Circuit It administered two counties
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Zhangming, lower rank Luojiang Lower rank
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Yongning Circuit Lower rank Historical account omitted It administered one prefecture
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Junlian Prefecture Lower rank Historical account omitted In Zhiyuan 17 (1280) the Privy Council reported: Sichuan pacification commissioner Zan Shun said that by an earlier order Gaozhou and Tengchuan County of Junlian had been assigned to Guo Hanjie for relay stations, and Hanjie had now absorbed fifty-six tribal caves as well The court ordered discussion with the Central Secretariat; the ministers proposed sending envoys to inspect on the spot The emperor said: "If those fifty-six caves remain under Gaozhou and Junlian as before, they stay with Guo Hanjie for relay stations; otherwise return them to Zan Shun" It administered one county
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Tengchuan Lower rank
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The Sichuan Southern Circuit Pacification Commission was established in Zhiyuan 16 (1279)
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Chongqing Circuit, upper rank Under the Tang it was Yu Prefecture The Song renamed it Gong Prefecture, then promoted it to Chongqing Superior Prefecture In Zhiyuan 16 (1279) the Chongqing circuit general superintendency was established In Zhiyuan 21 (1284) it was promoted to an upper circuit and Zhong and Fu prefectures were made subordinate prefectures In Zhiyuan 22 (1285) Lu and He were also subordinated; Bishan was merged into Ba County, the Nanping Army into Nanchuan County, and a registrar's office was established Households: 22,395; population: 93,535 Figures from the Zhiyuan 27 (1290) census It administered one office, three counties, and four prefectures Those prefectures administered ten counties Garrison farmland within this circuit at Sandui, Zhongyao, Zhaoshi, and elsewhere totaled 420 qing
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Registrar's Office
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Ba County, lower rank Seat-attached county Jiangjin, lower rank In Zhiyuan 16 (1279) 180 registered households in Jiangjin County were granted to Sichuan pacification commissioner Zan Shun Nanchuan Lower rank
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Lu Prefecture, lower rank The Tang changed the Luzhou commandery back to Lu Prefecture Under the Song it was the Luzhou Army In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) Luzhou County was merged into it In Zhiyuan 22 (1285) it was subordinated to Chongqing Circuit It administered three counties
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Jiang'an, lower rank Naxi, lower rank Hejiang Lower rank
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Zhong Prefecture, lower rank The Tang made it Nanbin commandery, then restored Zhong Prefecture The Song promoted it to Xianchun Superior Prefecture The Yuan retained it as Zhong Prefecture It administered three counties
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Linjiang, lower rank Nanbin, lower rank Fengdu Lower rank
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He Prefecture, lower rank Under the Tang it was He Prefecture, then Bachuan commandery, then He Prefecture again The Song retained it In Zhiyuan 15 (1278) the Song pacification commissioner Wang Li surrendered the city In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) it became an ordinary prefecture; the registrar's office and Chishui were merged into Shizhao County In Zhiyuan 22 (1285) it was restored as a prefecture under Chongqing Circuit It administered three counties
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Tongliang, lower rank At the beginning of the Yuan Bachuan was merged into it Dingyuan, lower rank Formerly Song territory called Nujingping In Zhiyuan 4 (1267) troops of the pacification metropolitan command created the Wusheng Army, later Dingyuan Prefecture In Zhiyuan 24 (1287) it was demoted to a county Shizhao Lower rank
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Fu Prefecture, lower rank The Tang made it Fuling commandery, then Fu Prefecture again The Song retained it In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) Fuling and Lewen counties were merged into it It administered one county
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Wulong Lower rank
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Shaoqing Superior Prefecture, lower rank Under the Tang it was Qian Prefecture, then Qianzhong commandery The Song promoted it to Shaoqing Superior Prefecture In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) the superior prefecture was retained Households: 3,944; population: 15,189 Figures from the Zhiyuan 27 (1290) census It administered two counties
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Pengshui, lower rank Qianjiang Lower rank
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Huaide Superior Prefecture It administered four prefectures Historical account omitted
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Laining Prefecture, lower rank Rouyuan Prefecture, lower rank Youyang Prefecture, lower rank Fu Prefecture Lower rank All records are missing
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Kuizhou Circuit, lower rank In early Tang it was Xin Prefecture, then Kuizhou Prefecture, then Yun'an Commandery, then again Kuizhou Prefecture Under the Song it was elevated to a military commissioner's seat In Zhiyuan 15 (1278) the Kuizhou Circuit General Commandery was established, subordinating Shi, Yun'an, Wan, and Daning prefectures In the twenty-second year (1285), Kai, Da, and Liangshan prefectures were also added to its jurisdiction Households: 20,024; population: 99,598 Figures from the Zhiyuan 27 (1290) census It administered one office, two counties, and seven prefectures The prefectures together administered five counties Garrison farmland within the circuit: 56 qing
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Registrar's Office
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Fengjie, lower rank Wushan Lower rank
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Shi Prefecture, lower rank Under the Tang it was renamed Qingjiang Commandery, then Qinghua Commandery, then restored as Shi Prefecture The Song kept this arrangement Formerly it administered Qingjiang and Jianshi counties In Zhiyuan 22 (1285), Qingjiang County was merged into the prefecture It administered one county:
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Jianshi Lower rank
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Da Prefecture, lower rank Under the Tang it was Tong Prefecture, then Tongchuan Commandery, then again Tong Prefecture The Song renamed it Da Prefecture In Zhiyuan 15 (1278) it was placed under the Eastern Sichuan Pacification Commission In the twenty-second year (1285) it was transferred to Kuizhou Circuit It administered two counties:
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Tongchuan, lower rank Xinning Lower rank
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Liangshan Prefecture, lower rank Originally Liangshan County; under the Song it was elevated to the Liangshan Army In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) it was promoted to a prefecture It administered one county:
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Liangshan Lower rank
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Wan Prefecture, lower rank Under the Tang Pu Prefecture was changed to Wan Prefecture, then to Nanpu Commandery Under the Song it was Pu Prefecture; in Zhiyuan 20 (1283) Nanpu was made Wan Prefecture It administered one county:
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Wuning
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Yunyang Prefecture, lower rank Under the Tang it was the Yun'an Directorate The Song established Anyi County, then later restored it as a directorate In Zhiyuan 15 (1278) the Yun'an Army was established In the twentieth year (1283) it was promoted to Yunyang Prefecture and Yunyang County was merged into it
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Daning Prefecture, lower rank Formerly Dachang County; under the Song a directorate was established In Zhiyuan 20 (1283) it was promoted to a prefecture and Dachang County was merged into it
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Kai Prefecture, lower rank Under the Tang it was changed to Shengshan Commandery, then restored as Kai Prefecture Song and Yuan both kept this arrangement
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Pacification Commission for Tribal Peoples of Xunan and Other Places
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Xuzhou Circuit—the ancient Bo kingdom; under the Tang, Rong Prefecture In the early Zhenguan era the seat was moved to Baidao, at the confluence west of the Shu River on the Three Rivers Estuary Under the Song it was promoted to a superior prefecture and belonged to the Eastern Sichuan Circuit; later it was renamed Xuzhou; in the Xianchun era a city was built on Denggao Mountain as the seat of government In Zhiyuan 12 (1275), Guo Hanjie brought the city over in surrender In the thirteenth year (1276) a pacification office was established Before long the mountain city was demolished, the seat was moved back to the Three Rivers Estuary, the pacification office was abolished, and Xuzhou was established In the eighteenth year (1281) it was again promoted to a circuit and placed under the Pacification Commission for Tribal Peoples of the Various Departments It administered four counties and two prefectures
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Yibin, lower rank Qingfu, lower rank Nanxi, lower rank Xuanhua Lower rank In Yuanzhen 2 (1296), at this county a Ten-Thousand-Households Office was established, administering garrison farmland of more than forty qing
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Fushun Prefecture, lower rank Under the Tang, Fuyi County Under the Song, Fuyi Directorate; later changed to Fushun County In Zhiyuan 12 (1275) the Fushun Directorate Pacification Office was established In the twentieth year (1283) the pacification office was abolished and Fushun Prefecture was established
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Gao Prefecture, lower rank Territory of the ancient Yelang, bordering the Wuman; adjoining the territory of the Changning Army—all southwestern tribal peoples whom earlier ages treated as beyond civilization and did not record Under the Tang the frontier was expanded and Gao Prefecture was established in this region Under the Song the Changning Army was established; the ten prefectural clans all submitted In Zhiyuan 15 (1278) officials of the Yunnan Branch Secretariat were sent to summon and win their submission In the seventeenth year (1280) Prefect Guo Anfu resumed administering the prefecture; the tribespeople were scattered in village stockades, with no counties, districts, or market towns
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Mahu Circuit, lower rank Ancient territory of Zangke; from Han and Tang onward known as the Mahu Division In Song times the tribal chief dwelt within the lake After submission in Zhiyuan 13 (1276) a general commandery was established and moved to the mouth of the Yibu Stream on the southern shore of Lake Ma, where the government seat was founded Its people were scattered in mountain ravines, with no counties, districts, or market towns It administered one army and one prefecture Initially when the Mahu tribes came to court they once presented a single-stem scallion as tribute; thereafter they came yearly, and the commanderies and counties were worn out by relay transport—this was abolished by imperial order in Yuanzhen 2 (1296)
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Changning Army—under the Tang fourteen loose-reined prefectures and fifty-six counties of Changning and others were established, all subordinate to Luzhou Area Command Because Changning territory lay on a vital route, under the Song it was promoted to the Changning Army and Anning County was established In Zhiyuan 12 (1275) the district commander Huang Li brought the city over in submission In the twenty-second year (1285) a Registrar's Office was established; later it and Anning County were both abolished and merged into this army
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Rong Prefecture, lower rank Originally a southwestern tribal people of the Yelang state, called the Daba Duzhang; they were divided into nineteen clans—earlier ages treated them as beyond civilization and did not record them In the time of Empress Wu the tribal frontier was expanded and fourteen prefectures, five regiments, and twenty-nine counties were established; in this region Yan Prefecture was set up In Zhiyuan 13 (1276) Zan Shun was made Pacification Commissioner of the Tribal Peoples Department and officials were sent to summon submission In the seventeenth year (1280) the local official Delan Niu came to court and was appointed Grand Commander of Daba In the twenty-second year (1285) it was promoted to Rong Prefecture Submission and rebellion were inconstant; the prefectural seat lay before the stockade passes All jurisdictions administered were village stockades, with no counties, districts, or market towns
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Superior Luoji Chief's Office—administering the tribal lands of Luoji and Luoxing, ancient Yelang territory, a southwestern people whom earlier ages placed beyond civilization Under the Song the Changning Army was established; the ten prefectural clans all submitted and were each given office Later they divided by surname and dwelt apart, and there came to be Superior and Inferior Luoji; this was much like the Tang loose-reined system, serving as a rear guard and screen for western Shu In Zhiyuan 13 (1276) Pacification Commissioner Zan Shun of the Tribal Peoples Department led the tribal chief Delai Adang of his department in submission In the fifteenth year (1278) Delai Adang was appointed a chiliarch In the eighteenth year (1281) Li Qi, associate administrator of Lizhou, came as Military Merit General to fill the office of Luoxing chief In the twenty-second year (1285) the tribes rebelled and incited the Superior Luoxing tribes; the Branch Secretariat for Military Affairs suppressed them Its people were scattered in villages and ravines, with no counties, districts, or market towns
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Inferior Luoji Chief's Office—administering tribal lands Its territory adjoined the Wuman and bordered Xuzhou and the Changning Army—all southwestern Yi peoples, the same as Superior Luoji In Zhiyuan 12 (1275) the Changning district commander took the lead in submitting In the thirteenth year (1276) Zan Shun led the tribal chief De Yan Ge of his department to the Branch Secretariat for Military Affairs to surrender; he was memorialized and appointed chiliarch of the Inferior Luoji tribal peoples In the twenty-second year (1285) all the tribes rebelled; only this department showed no disloyalty
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Forty-Six Stockades Chiliarchate for Tribal Peoples—administering the Zhu'e Yi lands south of Qingfu toward Dingchuan, territory of ancient Yelang, formerly Zhijiang County of the loose-reined Ding Prefecture under the Tang Brought under control in Zhiyuan 13 (1276); a chiliarchate was provisionally established at Qingfu County, administering forty-six stockades:
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The forty-six stockades were: Huangshuikou upper and lower Luogu, Shanluo Mou Xu Manwu, Moluo Cai, Moluo Xian, Tengxi Nu, Tunmo Mian, Luosao, Moluo Mei, Mode Xing, Shangluo Song, Mode Hui, Mode E, Luohun, Luomei lower village, Luodao, Mode Xiang, Luoyan, Luode Lü, Mode Liao, Moteng Hu, Xusu, Mo Jiu Se, Luosao Tun You, Mode Yan, Luoneng, Shanluo Gua, Shuiluo Gua, Luode Lei, Mode Ju, Mode Yuan, Tengri Piao, Luomei upper village, Laishan, Xuyan, Tenglang, Zhoutou, Mailuo Yan, Luonü, Aida Luo, Aida Su, Mode Jian, Alangtou, Xiade Xin, Shangde Xin, Aide Lou, and Luou
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Tribal Peoples of the Various Departments:
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Qinjiadasan and other caves Below, tribal officials were established for each
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Xuyamaozhu and other caves
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Longdizhoupi and other caves
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Shiye Cave
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Sanmao Cave
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Pengjia Cave
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Heitu Rock and other places
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Shibei Cave
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Lehua, Wudusi, Bubai, Xiangluo, and other places
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Hongwang Cede and other clans
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Dajiang Nine-Surname Luo Clan
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Shuixi
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Luchao
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Ayong Tribal Department In Zhiyuan 21 (1284) the chieftain Ani came to court and said that the neighboring Wumeng and other tribes on the Ayong border all belonged to the Crown Prince
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the Crown Prince's establishment, and asked to be attached according to precedent An edict approved his request, and the Ayong tribes were placed under the Palace Establishment
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Shibi Cave Pacification Office
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Yongshun and Other Places Army-and-Civilian Pacification Office
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Azhe Cave Below, tribal officials were established for each
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Xiejia Cave
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Shang'an Xia Ba
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Aqu Cave
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Xiayi Cave
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Lüxu Cave
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Qianman and other places
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Shuidong Xiaqu and other stockades
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Bicang and other places
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Zhuoyi and other places
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Yongbang and other stockades
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Yansun and other stockades
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Maozhu Cave
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Maxia, Tuoge, and other stockades
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Newly attached Weiluo Jin Well
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Shaxi and other places
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Zhouzhai Cave
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Xinrongmi Cave
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The Gansu Branch Secretariat comprised seven circuits and two prefectures, with five dependent prefectures Within the province there were six horse relay stations
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Hexi Longbei Circuit Surveillance Commission for Governmental Integrity
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Yongchang Circuit, lower rank Under the Tang, Liang Prefecture In early Song it was Xiliang Prefecture; in the Jingde era it fell to the Western Xia At the beginning of the Yuan it was again Xiliang Prefecture In Zhiyuan 15 (1278), because the palace of the Prince of Yongchang stood there, Yongchang Circuit was established and Xiliang Prefecture was reduced to a prefecture subordinate to it
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Xiliang Prefecture Lower rank
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Suzhou Circuit, lower rank Under the Tang it was Suzhou, then the Jiuquan Commandery In early Song it was seized by the Western Xia In the twenty-first year of Taizu (1226) on the western campaign, Suzhou was taken In Shizu's Zhiyuan 7 (1270) the Suzhou Circuit General Commandery was established Households: 1,262; population: 8,679 Figures from the Zhiyuan 27 (1290) census
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Shazhou Circuit, lower rank Under the Tang it was Shazhou, then the Dunhuang Commandery Under the Song it remained Shazhou; in the early Jingyou era the Western Xia seized Guazhou, Shazhou, and Suzhou and held all the former Hexi territory The Jin kept this arrangement In the twenty-second year of Taizu (1227) its city was taken and placed under the Eight Banners King In Zhiyuan 14 (1277) the prefecture was restored In the seventeenth year (1280) it was promoted to the Shazhou Circuit General Commandery, with Guazhou placed under it Shazhou lies 1,500 li from Suzhou; impoverished commoners within who wished to beg grain at Shazhou had first to report to Suzhou and only then receive allotment—the court regarded this as inconvenient and therefore promoted Shazhou to a circuit
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Guazhou, lower rank Under the Tang it was changed to the Jinchang Commandery, then restored as Guazhou In early Song it fell to the Western Xia When Xia perished the prefecture was abolished It was restored in Zhiyuan 14 (1277) In the twenty-eighth year (1291) the inhabitants were moved to Suzhou; only the name remained
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Yijinai Circuit, lower rank One thousand five hundred li north of Ganzhou; to the northeast lies a great marsh; to the northwest all adjoins desert sands—it is the old seat of the Han Xihai Commandery and Juyan of the Xia state, which once established the Weifu Army It submitted in the twenty-first year of Taizu (1226) In Zhiyuan 23 (1286) a general commandery was established In the twenty-third year (1286) the Yijinai commander Hudulu said: "Within my jurisdiction there is farmland that can be cultivated; I beg two hundred men of the New Army to dig the Heji Canal at Yijinai, with nearby commoners and surplus Western monk households to assist the labor." His request was approved Garrison farmland totaled more than ninety qing
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Ling Prefecture, lower rank Under the Tang it was Ling Prefecture, then the Lingwu Commandery In early Song it fell to the Xia state and was changed to the Xiangqing Army
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Mingsha Prefecture, lower rank Under Sui Huan Prefecture was established and Mingsha County set up Under the Tang the prefecture was abolished and the county placed under Ling Prefecture Under the Song it was lost to the Xia state and kept the old name At the beginning of the Yuan Mingsha Prefecture was established Garrison farmland of more than 440 qing
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Yingli Prefecture, lower rank It borders Lan Prefecture; to the east the Yellow River blocks the way; to the west it rests on sand hills Examining the gazetteers, it is territory of the Tang Lingwu Commandery When its prefectural city was first established is not clear; at the beginning of the Yuan the prefecture was still established
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Shandan Prefecture, lower rank Under the Tang it was Shandan County, subordinate to Gan Prefecture In early Song it was held by the Xia state, which established the Gansu Army At the beginning of the Yuan it was the appanage of the Prince Azhiji In Zhiyuan 6 (1269) affairs of Shandan city were administered; the place name was written with the character for "mountain" instead of the homophone for "delete" In the twenty-second year (1285) it was promoted to a prefecture subordinate to the Gansu Branch Secretariat
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Xining Prefecture, lower rank Under the Tang Shan Prefecture was established, administering Huangshui County; in the Shangyuan era it fell to the Tibetans, called Qingtang City Under the Song it was changed to Xining Prefecture At the beginning of the Yuan it was the appanage of the Prince Zhangji In Zhiyuan 23 (1286) the Xining Prefecture Monopoly Tax Office was established In the twenty-fourth year (1287) Zhangji was enfeoffed as Prince of Ningpu to guard the region
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Wulahai Circuit Not recorded In the fourth year of Taizu (1209), entering Hexi through the Wulahai Pass north of the Heishui River, the Xia general Gao Linggong was captured and Wulahai city was taken
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