Guiyi Prefecture
Guiyi Prefecture 歸義軍 | |||||||||||||
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| 851–1036 | |||||||||||||
| Status | De facto independent Tang prefecture | ||||||||||||
| Capital | Ganzhou (Zhangye) Shazhou (Dunhuang) | ||||||||||||
| Common languages | Middle Chinese, Old Tibetan, Sogdian | ||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy, Military | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 851 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1036 | ||||||||||||
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| Today part of | China | ||||||||||||
| Guiyi Prefecture | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 歸義軍 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 归义军 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Returning-to-Righteousness Army [District] | ||||||||
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| Alternative names | |||||||||
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| Jinshan Kingdom of the Western Han | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 西漢金山國 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 西汉金山国 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Western Han Kingdom of the Golden Mountain(s) | ||||||||
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| Dunhuang Kingdom of the Western Han | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 西漢敦煌國 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 西汉敦煌国 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Western Han Kingdom of Dunhuang | ||||||||
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Guiyi Prefecture (AD 848–1036), also known as the Jinshan Kingdom of the Western Han (909–911) and the Dunhuang Kingdom of the Western Han (911–914), was a Chinese military district that was usually de facto independent but nominally subordinate to the Tang dynasty, the successive Five Dynasties, and the Northern Song dynasty. Guiyi Prefecture was controlled by the Zhang family from the second half of the 9th century to the 10th century and then the Cao family during the 10th and 11th century. Guiyi Prefecture was usually headquartered in Shazhou (沙州), modern-day Dunhuang.