Ying Prefecture (Anhui)
Yingzhou or Ying Prefecture (潁州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern northwestern Anhui, seated in modern Fuyang. During the later parts of the Qing dynasty it was known as Yingzhou Prefecture (潁州府). It existed (intermittently) from 528 until 1912.
Modern-day Yingzhou District in Fuyang keeps its name.
Geography
[edit]The administrative region of Yingzhou in the Tang dynasty falls within modern northwestern Anhui. It probably includes parts of modern:
In the Qing dynasty it also includes parts of modern:
References
[edit]- 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. 2585. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.