Ming Prefecture, also known by its Chinese name Mingzhou, was a prefecture ('' zhou'') of imperial China in present-day

Hebei Province Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, and ...

. It existed intermittently from AD578 to 1278. Its seat—also known at the time as Mingzhou—was at Guangfu in

Handan Handan is a prefecture-level city located in the southwest of Hebei province, China. The southernmost prefecture-level city of the province, it borders Xingtai on the north, and the provinces of Shanxi on the west, Henan on the south and Shan ...

Yongnian District Yongnian is an urban district of the city of Handan, Hebei province, China. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongnian. History During the middle ages, the region was known as Ming Prefecture and administered from Mingzhou, now ...

Geography

The administrative region of Ming Prefecture in the

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdo ...

is under the administration of modern

in southern

Hebei Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, and ...

. It probably includes parts of modern: *Handan *

Handan County Handan County () was a county of Hebei, China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of the same name. Administrative divisions Source: Towns: * Hucun (), Beizhangzhuang (), Shangbi (), Heshazhen (), Huangliangmeng () T ...

Qiu County Qiu may refer to: *Qiū (surname), Chinese surnames *Qiú (surname), Chinese surnames * Qiu County, in Hebei, China *Kǒng Qiū (), better known as Confucius *''Qiu!'', a 2005 album by the ambient post-rock band Windsor Airlift Windsor Airlift ...

Feixiang County Feixiang () is a district of southern Hebei province, China, served directly by China National Highway 309. It is under the administration of Handan Handan is a prefecture-level city located in the southwest of Hebei province, China. The sout ...

Wu'an City Wu'an is a county-level city in the southwest of Hebei Province, China, bordering Shanxi Province to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Handan. History People's Republic In August 1949, Wu'an was one of thr ...

Jize County Jize County () is a county of southern Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of Handan Handan is a prefecture-level city located in the southwest of Hebei province, China. The southernmost prefecture-level city of the province, ...

Yongnian County Yongnian is an urban district of the city of Handan, Hebei province, China. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongnian The Diocese of Yongnian/Weixian ( la, Iomnienin(us), ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese ...

Quzhou County Quzhou is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Handan, in the south of Hebei Province, China. It has a population of 400,000 residing in an area of . Administrative divisions There are 5 towns and 5 townships under th ...

References

* Prefectures of the Sui dynasty Prefectures of the Tang dynasty Prefectures of the Song dynasty Prefectures of the Jin dynasty (1115–1234) Prefectures of Later Liang (Five Dynasties) Prefectures of Later Han (Five Dynasties) Prefectures of Later Jin (Five Dynasties) Prefectures of Later Tang Prefectures of Later Zhou Former prefectures in Hebei {{China-hist-stub