Ying Prefecture (Anhui)
Yingzhou or Ying Prefecture was a zhou in Imperial China in modern-day northwestern Anhui, seated in modern Fuyang. In 1735, the Qing dynasty renamed it to Yingzhou Prefecture. It existed intermittently from 528 until 1912.
The modern-day Yingzhou District in Fuyang retains its name.
Geography
The administrative region of Yingzhou in the Tang dynasty falls within modern northwestern Anhui. It probably includes parts of modern:- Under the administration of Fuyang:
- * Fuyang: Yingzhou District, Yingdong District and Yingquan District
- * Jieshou
- * Taihe County
- * Linquan County
- * Funan County
- * Yingshang County
- Under the administration of Huainan:
- * Fengtai County
- Under the administration of Bozhou:
- * Lixin County
- * Mengcheng County
- * Woyang County
- Under the administration of Lu'an:
- * Huoqiu County