Tanzhou or Tan Prefecture () was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China centering on modern Changsha, Hunan, China. In the Yuan dynasty it was known as Tanzhou Route () and in the Ming dynasty as Tanzhou Fu (). It existed (intermittently) from 589 to 1372.
Geography The administrative region of Tanzhou in the Tang dynasty falls within modern eastern Hunan. It probably includes modern: Under the administration of Changsha: Changsha Liuyang Changsha County Ningxiang Under the administration of Zhuzhou: Zhuzhou Zhuzhou County Liling Under the administration of Xiangtan: Xiangtan Xiangxiang Xiangtan County Under the administration of Yiyang: Yiyang
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