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Wuzhou (historical prefecture in Ningxia and Gansu)

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Wuzhou, or Wu Prefecture (武州), was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China. It is in the border area of what is now southern Ningxia and Gansu, China. It was abolished in 958 under Later Zhou.

Geography

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

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.