{
  "system" : "China Historical GIS, Harvard University and Fudan University",
  "license" : "CC BY-NC 4.0",
  "uri" : "https://chgis.hudci.org/tgaz/placename/hvd_70059",
  "sys_id" : "hvd_70059",
  "sys_id of alternate" : "",
  "spellings" : [
    {
      "written form" : "始昌縣",
      "script" : "traditional Chinese",
      "exonym language" : "",
      "attested by" : "",
      "note" : ""
    },
    {
      "written form" : "始昌县",
      "script" : "simplified Chinese",
      "exonym language" : "",
      "attested by" : "",
      "note" : ""
    },
    {
      "written form" : "Shichang Xian",
      "transcribed in" : "Pinyin",
      "attested by" : "",
      "note" : ""
    }
  ],
  "feature_type" : {
    "name" : "县",
    "alternate name" : "縣",
    "transcription" : "xian",
    "English" : "county"
  },
  "temporal" : {
    "begin" : "280",
    "begin rule" : "4",
    "end" : "438",
    "end rule" : "4"
  },
  "spatial" : {
    "object_type" : "POINT",
    "xy_type" : "point",
    "latitude" : "34.40757",
    "longitude" : "105.87112",
    "source" : "FROM_FD",
    "present_location" : [
      {
        "country code" : "cn",
        "text" : "今甘肃天水市西南百二十里",
        "source" : "Fudan",
        "attestation" : ""
      }
    ]
  },
  "historical_context" : {
    "part of" : [
      {
        "begin year" : "280",
        "end year" : "438",
        "parent id" : "hvd_115874",
        "name" : "天水郡",
        "transcribed" : "Tianshui Jun"
      }
    ],
    "subordinate units" : [
    ],
    "preceded by" : [
      {
        "preceded by id" : "hvd_70060",
        "name" : "西县",
        "transcribed" : "Xi Xian"
      }
    ]
  },
  "data source" : "CHGIS",
  "source note" : "始昌县（280—438）
西晋太康元年（280 年）改西县为始昌县，属天水郡①。北魏太延五年（439 年）改置杨廉县②。治所在今甘肃天水市西南百二十里③。段案：以西晋统一全国为置时间，以北魏统一北方为改置时间。

①《读书方舆纪要》卷59《陕西八》秦州西县城条：“永平以后，县属汉阳郡。晋改为始昌县，属天水郡。后魏时，改置杨廉县。后周废。”中华书局2005 年版，第2836 页。
②《读书方舆纪要》卷59《陕西八》秦州西县城条：“永平以后，县属汉阳郡。晋改为始昌县，属天水郡。后魏时，改置杨廉县。后周废。”中华书局2005 年版，第2836 页。
③《读书方舆纪要》卷59《陕西八》秦州西县城条：“州西南百二十里……永平以后，县属汉阳郡。晋改为始昌县，属天水郡。后魏时，改置杨廉县。后周废。”中华书局2005 年版，第2836 页。",
  "source uri" : ""
}