郡 (jùn) — prefecture (historical administrative division)
Definition
A historical Chinese administrative division, larger than a 县 (county) and below a 州 (zhou prefecture/state). Prominent in the Qin and Han dynasties.
noun
prefecture (historical administrative division)
Examples
- ，郡。Qín cháo tǒng yī hòu, tuī xíng le jùn xiàn zhì.After the Qin dynasty unified, it implemented the prefecture-county system.
- ，郡。Táng cháo chū nián, jùn de shù liàng zhú jiàn jiǎn shǎo.In the early Tang dynasty, the number of prefectures gradually decreased.
- 郡。Zhè ge jùn guǎn xiá zhe zhōu biān shí jǐ zuò chéng chí.This prefecture governed more than ten surrounding towns.
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