831:
44:
605:, also translated as "districts"). They were used only in the fringes of the empire, which were either inhabited primarily by non-Han Chinese peoples or too geographically isolated from the rest of the Han centers of power. The system fell into disuse after the collapse of the
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made it the highest level administrative division and subdivided China into ten circuits. These were originally meant to be purely geographic and not administrative.
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896:(5 ki 7 dō), as part of a legal and governmental system borrowed from the Chinese. Though these units did not survive as administrative structures beyond the
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added a further five, and slowly the circuits strengthened their own power until they became powerful regional forces that tore the country apart during the
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2403:
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900:(1336–1573), they did remain important geographical entities until the 19th century. The seven circuits spread over the islands of
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2410:
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era, circuits still existed as high-level, though not top-level, administrative divisions such as
Qiongya Circuit (now
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665:(sometimes translated as "route"), but it was simply the Chinese word used for the Mongolian administrative unit, the
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established provinces at the very top and remained there for the next several centuries. The Yuan dynasty also had
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as the
Chinese and Japanese divisions but, because of its relatively greater importance, is usually translated as
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2621:
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268:
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1031:
793:
769:
1184:
2861:
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2356:
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1937:
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1277:
1272:
732:
606:
2972:
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1767:
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1065:
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2735:
2723:
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1133:
984:
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63:
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1397:
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1932:
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892:(538–710), Japan was organized into five provinces and seven circuits, known as the
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150:
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55:
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in 1928, all circuits were replaced with committees or simply abandoned. In 1932,
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Used by ten or more countries or having derived terms. Historical derivations in
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and were used as a lower-tier administrative division, comparable to the
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1171:; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum,
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History of the administrative divisions of China (1912–49)
657:. Circuits were demoted to the second level after the
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108:
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The administrative division was revived in 627 when
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1430:
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834:Gokishichidō in the context of modern prefectures.
731:province). After the Nationalists had successfully
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48:The inspection circuits of the Tang dynasty in 742
1009:In the mid-19th century, the northern island of
27:Historical political division of China and Japan
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8:
1005:) "East Mountain Circuit": 13 provinces
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222:
2978:List of administrative divisions by country
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3009:Administrative divisions of Imperial China
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981:) "Shaded-side Circuit": 8 provinces
645:), both of which mean "road" or "path".
635:dynasties, circuits (“dao”) were renamed
3029:Former administrative divisions of China
993:) "Sunny-side Circuit": 8 provinces
969:) "North Land Circuit": 7 provinces
829:
571:Circuits originated in China during the
452:
1102:
1074:Administrative divisions of North Korea
945:) "South Sea Circuit": 6 provinces
957:) "West Sea Circuit": 8 provinces
625:Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
29:
1126:The A to Z of the Mongol World Empire
7:
822:'prefecture') in the 1970s.
673:had little to do with the circuits (
1152:Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "
760:In 1949, after the founding of the
1052:("province") has been the primary
25:
1046:Since the late 10th century, the
3004:Types of administrative division
1995:Organized incorporated territory
42:
2983:Slavic administrative divisions
399:and is a historical and modern
2532:Non-English terms or loanwords
1736:Direct-controlled municipality
925:) "East Sea Circuit": 15
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1861:Special administrative region
718:circuit intendant of Shanghai
393:historical political division
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1638:Intermediate school district
1621:Educational service district
1477:Regional county municipality
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2092:Autonomous territorial unit
1070:Subdivisions of South Korea
1030:. It is currently the only
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3045:
1973:National capital territory
1694:Indian reserve/reservation
1561:Indian government district
1215:Designations for types of
1111:Cambridge History of China
762:People's Republic of China
684:, they were overseen by a
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2963:Autonomous administration
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1968:Federal capital territory
1581:Non-metropolitan district
1571:Local government district
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1240:
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1013:was settled, and renamed
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3024:Former circuits of China
1773:Specialized municipality
1450:Consolidated city-county
653:were revived during the
2135:Military exclusion zone
2113:Exclusive economic zone
1878:National capital region
1470:Non-metropolitan county
1217:administrative division
1124:Buell, Paul D. (2003).
1054:administrative division
766:administrative circuits
737:administrative circuits
409:administrative division
407:. The primary level of
2152:Self-administered zone
1990:Incorporated territory
1857:Administrative region
1626:Local service district
1546:Congressional district
1028:, "North Sea Circuit")
885:
792:) in 1949 and renamed
3019:Subdivisions of Korea
3014:Subdivisions of Japan
2123:Special economic zone
1807:Praetorian prefecture
1791:Autonomous prefecture
1751:Regional municipality
1741:District municipality
1576:Metropolitan district
1440:Administrative county
1422:Residential community
1268:Local government area
1132:. pp. 141, 188.
833:
2714:Njësi administrative
1746:Neutral municipality
1685:Subdivision of India
1417:Autonomous community
1306:Metropolitan borough
1246:Common English terms
1086:Prefectures of Japan
768:were converted into
255:Revised Romanization
2357:Autonomous republic
2285:Enclave and exclave
2184:Other English terms
1980:Dependent territory
1826:Autonomous province
1756:Resort municipality
1731:County municipality
1518:Overseas department
1465:Metropolitan county
1278:Unincorporated area
1032:prefecture of Japan
607:Western Jin dynasty
589:traditional Chinese
565:xíngzhèng dūchá qū
401:administrative unit
2973:Electoral district
2290:Federal dependency
2118:Free economic zone
2002:Overseas territory
1885:Development region
1768:Rural municipality
1701:Indian reservation
1593:Municipal district
1551:Electoral district
1391:Free imperial city
1162:Japan Encyclopedia
1091:Provinces of Japan
1066:Provinces of Korea
1038:(circuit) suffix.
886:
754:xíngzhèng dūchá qū
581:simplified Chinese
82:way, path, circuit
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2088:Territorial unit
1985:Federal territory
1963:Capital territory
1868:Autonomous region
1832:Overseas province
1726:City municipality
1617:Service district
1613:Sanitary district
1603:Regional district
1588:Military district
1445:Autonomous county
1378:Incorporated city
1139:978-0-8108-7578-4
884:
883:
820:
725:Republic of China
687:circuit intendant
569:
568:
429:Chinese character
427:employs the same
349:
348:
341:
340:
281:
280:
269:McCune–Reischauer
207:
206:
188:Standard Mandarin
144:
143:
97:Standard Mandarin
16:(Redirected from
3036:
2579:Regierungsbezirk
2539:
2528:
2191:
2180:
2142:Free speech zone
2048:Charter township
1801:Super-prefecture
1645:Special district
1556:Federal district
1536:Capital district
1500:Overseas country
1373:Independent city
1344:Imperial capital
1283:Unorganized area
1253:
1242:
1238:
1225:
1209:
1202:
1195:
1186:
1179:
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518:
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2533:
2506:
2457:Imperial Circle
2415:
2185:
2166:
2160:Free-trade zone
2098:
2072:
2063:Survey township
2034:
2011:
2007:Union territory
1949:
1944:Sovereign state
1909:
1900:Overseas region
1844:
1812:
1777:
1712:
1703:(United States)
1689:
1680:Police division
1675:Census division
1661:
1633:School district
1598:Police district
1522:
1504:
1486:
1426:
1403:
1398:Royal free city
1363:Autonomous city
1349:
1338:Federal capital
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1310:
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1130:Scarecrow Press
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1034:named with the
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685:
617:Emperor Taizong
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2115:
2109:Economic zone
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2080:
2078:
2074:
2073:
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2070:
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2060:
2058:Paper township
2055:
2053:Civil township
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1080:See also
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