Wuzhou (in modern Hebei)

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Wuzhou or Wu Prefecture (武州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Xuanhua County, Hebei, China. It was created in 851 by the Tang dynasty and was later ceded by Later Jin to the Khitan-ruled Liao dynasty as one of the Sixteen Prefectures.

Geography

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The administrative region of Wuzhou in the Tang dynasty is in modern Zhangjiakou, Hebei. It probably includes parts of modern:

References

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  • 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. p. 1427. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.



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