Bà Prefecture

Bazhou or Ba Prefecture (霸州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Bazhou City, Hebei, China. It existed (intermittently) from 959 to 1913.

The modern city of Bazhou, created in 1990, retains its name.

Geography

The administrative region of Ba Prefecture in Later Zhou is in modern Langfang, Hebei on its western border with Tianjin. It probably includes parts of modern:

• Bazhou City
• Wen'an County
• Dacheng County

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. p. 2972. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.