{{Short description|Former administrative division in Shandong, China}} [[File:东昌府位置图1820.svg|thumb|Dongchang Prefecture within Shandong province in 1820]] '''Dongchang Prefecture''' (東昌府) was a [[Fu (administrative division)|fu]] (prefecture) during the Ming and Qing dynasties in [[Shandong province]], it centers in today's [[Liaocheng]], and is the namesake of [[Dongchangfu, Liaocheng]].
During the [[Yuan dynasty]], it was known as Dongchang Lu. In the early [[Hongwu era|Hongwu reign]] of the [[Ming dynasty]], it was reorganized as Dongchang Prefecture. Its administrative seat was located in Liaocheng County, and it administered three subprefectures and 15 counties:
* Subprefectures: [[Linqing]], [[Gaotang County|Gaotang]], [[Puzhou]] * Counties: [[Liaocheng]], [[Tangyi County|Tangy]] (堂邑), [[Boping]], [[Chiping, Liaocheng|Chiping]], [[Shen County|Shen]], [[Qingping County|Qingping]] (清平), [[Guan County, Shandong|Guan]], [[Qiu County|Qiu]], [[Guantao County|Guantao]], [[En County|En]] (恩縣), [[Xiajin County|Xiajin]], [[Wucheng County|Wucheng]], [[Fan County|Fan]], [[Guancheng County|Guancheng]] (觀城), and [[Chaocheng County|Chaocheng]]. <ref>《明史·卷四十一·志第十七》东昌府，元东昌路，直隶中书省。洪武初为府。领州三，县十五。东距布政司二百九十里。聊城，倚......青州府......</ref>
In the Qing dynasty, its administrative evaluation was: “strategic and populous” (衝, 繁). It belonged to the Jidong–Taiwu–Lindao Circuit (濟東泰武臨道). Initially, following the Ming system, it governed three subprefectures and five counties. <ref>《清史稿》卷六十一 志三十六／地理八／山東／東昌府</ref>
After the abdication of the [[Xuantong Emperor]], the [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|Republic of China]] was established, and the nationwide policy of abolishing prefectures and subprefectures was implemented, resulting in the abolition of Dongchang Prefecture.
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