Yue Prefecture (Zhejiang)

Yue Prefecture
Yue Prefecture
Simplified Chinese	越州
Hanyu Pinyin	Yuè Zhōu
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Population
• 740s or 750s	529,589
• 1100s	367,390
History
• Preceded by	Kuaiji Commandery
• Created	605 (Sui dynasty); 621 (Tang dynasty); 758 (Tang dynasty);
• Abolished	1131 (Song dynasty)
• Succeeded by	Shaoxing Prefecture
Contained within
• Circuit	Jiangnan Circuit (621–733); Jiangnan East Circuit (after 733); Zhejiang East Circuit (758–907);
• Kingdom	Wuyue (907–978)
• Circuit	Liangzhe Circuit (978–1074); Liangzhe East Circuit (after 1074);

Yuezhou or Yue Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Zhejiang, China, centering on modern Shaoxing. It existed (intermittently) from 605 until 1131, when it became Shaoxing Prefecture.

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