He Prefecture (Anhui)

Hezhou or He Prefecture (和州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China centering on modern He County, Anhui, China. It existed (intermittently) from 555 to 1912. Between 1278 and 1291 during the Yuan dynasty it was known as Hezhou Route (和州路).

Geography

The administrative region of Hezhou in the Tang dynasty is in modern Ma'anshan in eastern Anhui. It 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. pp. 1576–1577. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.

Prefectures of Huainan Circuit during the Song dynasty

Huainan East Circuit

Bo Chú Chǔ Hai Si Sù Tài Tong Yang Zhen

Military prefectures	Gaoyou Lianshui

Huainan West Circuit

Guāng Hao He Huang Lu Qi Shouchun Shu

Military prefectures	Lu'an Wuwei

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