Ming Prefecture (Hebei)
Ming Prefecture, also known by its Chinese name Mingzhou, was a prefecture (zhou) of imperial China in present-day Hebei Province. It existed intermittently from AD 578 to 1278. Its seat—also known at the time as Mingzhou—was at Guangfu in Handan's Yongnian District.
| Ming Prefecture | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 洺州 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Ming River Prefecture | ||||||||
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Geography
The administrative region of Ming Prefecture in the Tang dynasty is under the administration of modern Handan in southern Hebei. It probably includes parts of modern:
- Handan
- Handan County
- Qiu County
- Feixiang County
- Wu'an City
- Jize County
- Yongnian County
- Quzhou County
References
- Shi Weile, ed. (2005). Zhongguo Lishi Diming Da Cidian (中国历史地名大词典) [Large Dictionary of Chinese Historical Place Names] (in Chinese). China Social Sciences Press. p. 1989. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
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