Yu Prefecture (Hebei)

Yu Prefecture, also known by its Chinese name Yuzhou (蔚州) and as Weizhou or Wei Prefecture, was a prefecture (zhou) of imperial China, centered on present-day Yu County, Hebei. It was one of the Sixteen Prefectures ceded by Later Jin to the Khitan-ruled Liao dynasty.

Yuzhou, the seat of Yu County, retains its name.

Geography

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The administrative region of Yuzhou in the Tang dynasty is the border area of western Hebei and northern Shanxi:

References

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  • 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. 2787. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.