Tangzhou or Tang Prefecture (), briefly known as Bizhou or Bi Prefecture () from 906 to the late 940s, was a '' zhou'' (prefecture) in

imperial China The earliest known written records of the history of China date from as early as 1250 BC, from the Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC), during the reign of king Wu Ding. Ancient historical texts such as the '' Book of Documents'' (early chapte ...

seated in modern

Tanghe County Tanghe County is administered by the prefecture-level city of Nanyang, in the southwest of Henan province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hubei province to the south. Its ancient name was Tangzhou (). The county consists of 3 subdistrict ...

Henan Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. It existed (intermittently) from 626 to 1380.

Geography

The administrative region of Tangzhou in the

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an Zhou dynasty (690–705), interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dyn ...

is in southern

. It probably includes parts of modern: *Under the administration of

Nanyang Nanyang is the romanization of two common Chinese place names. It may refer to: Written as 南洋 (Southern Ocean) * Nanyang (region), a Chinese term denoting the Southeast Asian lands surrounding the South China Sea ;China * Nanyang Fleet, Qing ...

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Tongbai County Tongbai County () is a county in the south of Henan province, China, bordering Hubei province to the south. The easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Nanyang, it has an area of and a population of 420,000. Administrati ...

Sheqi County Sheqi County () is a county in the southwest of Henan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nanyang, and has an area of and a population of as of 2002. Administrative divisions As 2012, this county is d ...

Fangcheng County Fangcheng () is a county in the east of Nanyang City's administrative area, in the southwest of Henan province, China, has an area of and a population of 970,000 as of 2002. Administrative divisions As 2012, this county is divided to 7 towns, 8 ...

*Under the administration of

Zhumadian Zhumadian (; postal: Chumatien) is a prefecture-level city in southern Henan province, China. It borders Xinyang to the south, Nanyang to the west, Pingdingshan to the northwest, Luohe to the north, Zhoukou to the northeast, and the province of An ...

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Biyang County Biyang County () is a county of Zhumadian city in southern Henan province, People's Republic of China. It borders Queshan to the east, Tongbai to the north, Tanghe to the west, Luohe to the north, Sheqi and Nanyang Nanyang is the romanization of ...

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* 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 Henan Prefectures of the Yuan dynasty Subprefectures of the Ming dynasty {{China-hist-stub

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