Deng Prefecture (Shandong)

{{Short description|Historical administrative division in Shandong, China}}

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Deng Prefecture was a prefecture of imperial China centering on modern Penglai, Shandong, China. It existed intermittently from 596 until 1376. After than it was upgraded to Dengzhou Prefecture (登州府) and continued to exist until 1911.

Geography

The administrative region of Deng Prefecture in the Tang dynasty is in modern northeastern Shandong. It probably includes parts of modern:

Legacy

The former name of the area is preserved in Penglai's Dengzhou Subdistrict.

See also

References

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Category:Prefectures of Later Han (Five Dynasties)

Category:Prefectures of the Tang dynasty

Category:Prefectures of the Sui dynasty

Category:Prefectures of Later Tang

Category:Prefectures of Later Liang (Five Dynasties)

Category:Prefectures of Later Jin (Five Dynasties)

Category:Prefectures of the Song dynasty

Category:Former prefectures in Shandong

Category:Prefectures of Later Zhou

Category:Prefectures of the Jin dynasty (1115–1234)

Category:Prefectures of the Yuan dynasty

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