Prefecture in imperial China
Yinzhou or Yin Prefecture (Chinese: Yínzhōu 銀州; Tangut : 𗷲𗉔 or 𘝰𗉔 ) was a zhou imperial China centering on modern Hengshan County , Shaanxi , China . It existed (intermittently) from 563 to 1106. In the 10th- and 11th-centuries it was mostly controlled by the Tangut people as part of Western Xia (1038–1227) or its precursor, the Dingnan Jiedushi . In 1081 it became territory of the Song dynasty .
Geography
The administrative region of Yinzhou during the Northern Zhou is in modern Shaanxi . It probably includes parts of modern:
Under the administration of Yulin :
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. 2367. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1
