Taitung Prefecture

Taitung Prefecture (Chinese: 臺東直隸州; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-tang Ti̍t-lē-chiu) was a division of Taiwan Province, which was created after 1887 during Qing rule.[1] The prefecture contained the sub-prefectures Pi-lam (卑南) and Hoe-lian-kang (花蓮港) and the seat of government was at Tsui-be (水尾; modern-day Ruisui, Hualien).[2] This prefecture is the name origin of modern-day Taitung City and Taitung County.

In 1895, with the Treaty of Shimonoseki and the successful Japanese invasion of Taiwan, Taiwan Province was abolished in favor of Japanese-style divisions.

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References

  1. ↑ Davidson, James W. (1903). The Island of Formosa, Past and Present : history, people, resources, and commercial prospects : tea, camphor, sugar, gold, coal, sulphur, economical plants, and other productions. London and New York: Macmillan & co. p. 244. OL 6931635M.
  2. ↑ Campbell, William (1915). Sketches from Formosa. London: Marshall Brothers. p. 278. OL 7051071M. The eastern prefecture of TAI-TANG, made up of the two sub-prefectures of Pi-lam and Hoe-lian-kang, with head-quarters at the middle-eastern centre called Tsui-be.


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