Ying Prefecture (Hebei)

Yingzhou or Ying Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Hebei, China, seated in modern Hejian. It existed (intermittently) from 487 until 1108.

It was one of the Sixteen Prefectures ceded by Later Jin to the Liao dynasty, however, just 2 decades later it was seized by Later Zhou during the Liao–Later Zhou War.

The modern town Yingzhou, Hebei in Hejian retains its name.

Counties
Ying Prefecture administered the following counties (縣) through history:

Two other counties were administered by Ying Prefecture before the Five Dynasties period:
Gaoyang (高陽), roughly modern Gaoyang County. In the Song dynasty it was made into a military prefecture called Shun'an Prefecture.
Pingshu (平舒), roughly modern Dacheng County. After Later Zhou it was renamed Dacheng (大城) and administered by Bà Prefecture.

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Category:Former prefectures in Hebei
Category:Sixteen Prefectures
Category:Prefectures of the Sui dynasty
Category:Prefectures of the Tang dynasty
Category:Prefectures of Later Tang
Category:Prefectures of the Liao dynasty
Category:Prefectures of Later Zhou
Category:Prefectures of the Song dynasty
Category:487 establishments
Category:1100s disestablishments in Asia
Category:5th-century establishments in China
Category:12th-century disestablishments in China