Ming Prefecture, also known by its

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name Mingzhou, was a

prefecture A prefecture (from the Latin word, "''praefectura"'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain inter ...

('' zhou'') of

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in present-day

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. 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 Shando ...

's Yongnian District.

Geography

The administrative region of Ming Prefecture in the

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is under the administration of modern

in southern

Hebei Hebei is a Provinces of China, province in North China. It is China's List of Chinese administrative divisions by population, sixth-most populous province, with a population of over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. It bor ...

. It probably includes parts of modern: *Handan * Handan County *

Qiu County Qiu County or Qiuxian () is a county in the south of 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 ...

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 south ...

* Wu'an City *

Jize County Jize County () is a county of southern Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of Handan City, with a population of 250,000 residing in an area of .This is the hometown of 毛遂 of Zhao during the Warring States Period The ...

* Yongnian County *

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 .This is the hometown of Lu Zhenfei, a politician of the Ming Dynasty. ...

References

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