Yinzhou or Yin Prefecture (Chinese: YΓnzhΕu ιε·; Tangut: π·²π or π°π) 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 (1038β1227) 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:
- Under the administration of Yulin:
References
- Shi Weile, ed. (2005). Zhongguo Lishi Diming Da Cidian (δΈε½εε²ε°ε倧θ―ε Έ) [Large Dictionary of Chinese Historical Place Names] (in Chinese). China Social Sciences Press. p. 2367. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
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