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Guó Prefecture

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Guozhou or Guo Prefecture (虢州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Sanmenxia, Henan, China. It existed (intermittently) from 583 until 1271.

Geography

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The administrative region of Guozhou in the Tang dynasty is in modern Sanmenxia in western Henan on the border with Shaanxi. It probably includes parts of modern:

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. 2874. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.