You Prefecture (Inner Mongolia)
You Prefecture, also known by its Chinese name Youzhou, was a prefecture (zhou) of imperial China in what is now southern Inner Mongolia. It existed intermittently from 738 until the early 13th century.
| You Prefecture | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 宥州 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Assistance Prefecture | ||||||||
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History
You Prefecture was briefly occupied by the Tibetan Empire in the 9th century. From the 10th to 12th centuries, it was mostly controlled by the Tanguts as part of the Dingnan Jiedushi or the Western Xia. The Western Xia were destroyed by the Mongolian Empire in 1227.
Geography
The administrative region of Youzhou during the Tang dynasty is in modern southern Inner Mongolia. It probably includes parts of modern:
- Under the administration of Ordos City:
- Under the administration of Wuhai:
- Wuhai
See also
- You Prefecture in Beijing
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. 2004. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
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