Jia Prefecture (Sichuan)
# Jia Prefecture (Sichuan)

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).

## Geography

The administrative region of Jiazhou in the Tang dynasty is under the administration of modern Leshan in southeastern Sichuan:

* Leshan
* Emeishan City
* Jiajiang County
* Qianwei County
* Muchuan County
* Mabian Yi Autonomous County
* Ebian Yi Autonomous County
