Yin Prefecture

Yinzhou or Yin Prefecture (銀州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China centering on modern Hengshan County, Shaanxi, China. It existed (intermittently) from 563 to 1106. In the 10th- and 11th-centuries it was mostly controlled by the Tangut people as part of Western Xia (1038–1227) or its precursor, the Dingnan Jiedushi. In 1081 it became territory of the Song dynasty.

Geography

The administrative region of Yinzhou during the Northern Zhou is in modern Shaanxi. It probably includes parts of modern:

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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. 2367. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.


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