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Jing Prefecture (Gansu)

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(Redirected from Jingzhou (historical prefecture in Gansu, Shaanxi and Ningxia)) Former administrative division of China This article is about a historical prefecture in eastern Gansu, southern Ningxia, and western Shaanxi. Not to be confused with Jingzhou (historical prefecture in Shaanxi) in northern Shaanxi.

Jingzhou or Jing Prefecture (涇州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Jingchuan County, Gansu, China. It was created in the 5th century by Northern Wei and existed (intermittently) until 1913 after the establishment of the Republic of China.

Geography

The administrative region probably includes parts of modern:

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. 1677. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.


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