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309: 201:, pp. 244–5: "As a result of these changes and additions, the seat of government (which had been formerly at the old town of Taiwan-fu in the south, which city had been in turn the capital of the Dutch, Koxinga, and the Chinese,) was now removed temporarily to the new city of 205:, which had been lately in course of construction... In connection with this, it is necessary to go further and explain that it was the intention of the government to build a new capital city in the centre of the island near 119:(淡水區), Gilan (宜蘭縣), and Hsinchu (新竹縣), plus the sub-prefecture of Keelung (基隆廳). Due to multiple factors, the island's capital permanently remained at Taipeh-fu; modern-day Taipei carries on the name of this prefecture. 257:
The Island of Formosa, Past and Present : history, people, resources, and commercial prospects : tea, camphor, sugar, gold, coal, sulphur, economical plants, and other productions
109: 100:, was temporarily moved north to Taipeh (Taipei), which was then under construction. In 1887, the province was declared and reorganized into four prefectures: Taipeh, Taiwan, 85:
demanded that another prefecture be added in Taiwan to revamp the administrative organization of the northern area of the island. The
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began in 1895, most areas included in the prefecture (other than present-day Hsinchu and Hsinchu County) were included in the new
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and the island's capital, which had formerly been in the south at
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Skinner, George W.; Baker, Hugh D. R., eds. (1977).
49:. It consisted of a region surrounding modern-day 361: 108:. Taipeh Prefecture included the districts of 344: 272: 186: 45:in 1875, while the island was still part of 16:Historical administrative division in Taiwan 260:. London and New York: Macmillan & co. 351: 337: 165: 250: 229: 198: 362: 92:In 1885, work commenced to establish 303: 13: 37:created from the northern part of 14: 391: 315:This article about a location in 307: 275:The City in Late Imperial China 243: 87:walls of the prefecture capital 27: 1: 375:Former subdivisions of Taiwan 277:. Stanford University Press. 323:. You can help Knowledge by 209:." Davidson is referring to 7: 133: 10: 396: 302: 187:Skinner & Baker (1977) 170: 89:were completed in 1884. 53:, including present-day 380:Taiwan geography stubs 166:Notes and Bibliography 94:Fokien-Taiwan Province 252:Davidson, James W. 145:Taihoku Prefecture 128:Taihoku Prefecture 332: 331: 160:History of Taiwan 150:Taiwan Prefecture 39:Taiwan Prefecture 20:Taipeh Prefecture 387: 353: 346: 339: 311: 304: 296: 269: 237: 227: 218: 196: 190: 184: 118: 29: 395: 394: 390: 389: 388: 386: 385: 384: 360: 359: 358: 357: 299: 285: 246: 241: 240: 230:Davidson (1903) 228: 221: 199:Davidson (1903) 197: 193: 185: 178: 173: 168: 155:Fujian Province 140:Walls of Taipeh 136: 112: 67:New Taipei City 47:Fujian Province 43:Qing-era Taiwan 17: 12: 11: 5: 393: 383: 382: 377: 372: 356: 355: 348: 341: 333: 330: 329: 312: 298: 297: 283: 270: 247: 245: 242: 239: 238: 219: 191: 189:, p. 197. 175: 174: 172: 169: 167: 164: 163: 162: 157: 152: 147: 142: 135: 132: 59:Hsinchu County 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 392: 381: 378: 376: 373: 371: 368: 367: 365: 354: 349: 347: 342: 340: 335: 334: 328: 326: 322: 318: 313: 310: 306: 305: 301: 294: 290: 286: 284:9780804708920 280: 276: 271: 267: 263: 259: 258: 253: 249: 248: 235: 231: 226: 224: 216: 213:, modern-day 212: 208: 204: 200: 195: 188: 183: 181: 176: 161: 158: 156: 153: 151: 148: 146: 143: 141: 138: 137: 131: 129: 125: 124:Japanese rule 120: 116: 111: 107: 103: 99: 95: 90: 88: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 44: 40: 36: 33: 25: 21: 325:expanding it 314: 300: 274: 256: 244:Bibliography 210: 194: 121: 91: 83:Shen Baozhen 79:Yilan County 63:Taoyuan City 32:Qing dynasty 19: 18: 370:Prefectures 113: [ 364:Categories 232:, p.  35:prefecture 130:in 1920. 266:6931635M 215:Taichung 207:Changwha 134:See also 30:) was a 293:2883862 106:Taitung 75:Keelung 55:Hsinchu 24:Chinese 317:Taiwan 291:  281:  264:  211:Toatun 203:Taipeh 122:After 110:Tamsui 104:, and 102:Tainan 98:Tainan 77:, and 71:Taipei 51:Taipei 26:: 319:is a 171:Notes 117:] 321:stub 289:OCLC 279:ISBN 234:244 28:臺北府 366:: 287:. 262:OL 222:^ 179:^ 115:zh 73:, 69:, 65:, 61:, 57:, 41:, 352:e 345:t 338:v 327:. 295:. 268:. 236:. 217:. 22:(

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Chinese
Qing dynasty
prefecture
Taiwan Prefecture
Qing-era Taiwan
Fujian Province
Taipei
Hsinchu
Hsinchu County
Taoyuan City
New Taipei City
Taipei
Keelung
Yilan County
Shen Baozhen
walls of the prefecture capital
Fokien-Taiwan Province
Tainan
Tainan
Taitung
Tamsui
zh
Japanese rule
Taihoku Prefecture
Walls of Taipeh
Taihoku Prefecture
Taiwan Prefecture
Fujian Province
History of Taiwan

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