Lin'an Prefecture (1129–1277) was after 1138 the capital of the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). With over one million people by 1276, it was the most populous city in the world. Lin'an Prefecture was located in modern northern Zhejiang around Hangzhou. Its administrative area is different from that of the modern prefecture-level city of Hangzhou.
| Lin'an Prefecture | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 臨安府 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Lín'ān Fǔ |
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| History | |
| • Preceded by | Hang Prefecture |
| • Created |
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| • Abolished | 1277 (Yuan dynasty) |
| • Succeeded by | Hangzhou Prefecture |
| • HQ | Qiantang (錢塘) |
| Contained within | |
| • Circuit |
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Lin'an Prefecture fell to the Mongols in 1276.
References
- 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.
Further reading
- Lam, Joseph S. C.; Lin, Shuen-fu; de Pee, Christian; Powers, Martin (eds.). Senses of the City: Perceptions of Hangzhou and Southern Song China, 1127–1279. CUHK Press – via Project MUSE.