Jingzhou (modern Gansu)

This article is about a historical prefecture in eastern Gansu, southern Ningxia, and western Shaanxi. It is 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


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