Yu Prefecture (Hebei)

Template:Distinguish2 Yùzhou or Yù Prefecture (蔚州), also translated as Weizhou or Wei Prefecture, was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Yu County, Hebei, China. It was one of the Sixteen Prefectures ceded by Later Jin to the Khitan-ruled Liao dynasty.

Yuzhou, a town in modern Yu County, retains its name.

Geography

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

• Under the administration of Zhangjiakou, Hebei:
  • Yu County
  • Yangyuan County
• Under the administration of Baoding, Hebei:
  • Laiyuan County
• Under the administration of Datong, Shanxi:
  • Tianzhen County
  • Yanggao County
  • Guangling County
  • Lingqiu County

References

• Shi Weile, ed. (2005). Zhongguo Lishi Diming Da Cidian (中国历史地名大词典) (in Chinese). China Social Sciences Press. p. 2787. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)