| Jia Prefecture | |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 嘉州 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Jiā Zhōu |
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| Population | |
| • 740s or 750s | 99,591[1] |
| • 1100s | 210,472[2] |
| History | |
| • Created |
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| • Abolished | 1196 (Song dynasty) |
| • Succeeded by | Jiading Prefecture |
| Contained within | |
| • Circuit |
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Jiazhou or Jia Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China seated in modern Leshan, Sichuan, China. It existed (intermittently) from the 6th century to 1196. Between 742 and 758 (during the Tang dynasty) it was known as Qianwei Commandery (犍為郡).