You Prefecture or Youzhou (Chinese: Yòuzhōu 宥州;
Tangut
Tangut may refer to:
*Tangut people, an ancient ethnic group in Northwest China
*Tangut language, the extinct language spoken by the Tangut people
*Tangut script, the writing system used to write the Tangut language
*Tangut (Unicode block)
*Wester ...
: ) 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
imperial China
The history of China spans several millennia across a wide geographical area. Each region now considered part of the Chinese world has experienced periods of unity, fracture, prosperity, and strife. Chinese civilization first emerged in the Y ...
in what is now southern
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of China. Its border includes two-thirds of the length of China's China–Mongolia border, border with the country of Mongolia. ...
. It existed intermittently from 738 until the early 13th century.
History
You Prefecture was briefly occupied by the
Tibetan Empire
The Tibetan Empire (,) was an empire centered on the Tibetan Plateau, formed as a result of expansion under the Yarlung dynasty heralded by its 33rd king, Songtsen Gampo, in the 7th century. It expanded further under the 38th king, Trisong De ...
in the 9th century. From the 10th to 12th centuries, it was mostly controlled by the
Tanguts
The Tangut people (Tangut language, Tangut: , ''mjɨ nja̱'' or , ''mji dzjwo''; ; ; ) were a Sino-Tibetan languages, Sino-Tibetan people who founded and inhabited the Western Xia, Western Xia dynasty. The group initially lived under Tuyuhun aut ...
as part of the
Dingnan Jiedushi
Dingnan Jiedushi (), also known as Xiasui Jiedushi (), was a ''jiedushi'' created in 787 by the Tang dynasty that lasted until the early Northern Song dynasty, when its ruler Li Yuanhao proclaimed himself emperor and established the Western Xia ...
or the
Western Xia
The Western Xia or the Xi Xia ( zh, c=, w=Hsi1 Hsia4, p=Xī Xià), officially the Great Xia ( zh, c=大夏, w=Ta4 Hsia4, p=Dà Xià, labels=no), also known as the Tangut Empire, and known as Stein (1972), pp. 70–71. to the Tanguts ...
. The Western Xia were destroyed by the
Mongolian Empire
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in 1227.
Geography
The administrative region of Youzhou during the
Tang dynasty
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is in modern southern
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of China. Its border includes two-thirds of the length of China's China–Mongolia border, border with the country of Mongolia. ...
. It probably includes parts of modern:
* Under the administration of
Ordos City
Ordos, also known as Ih Ju, is one of the twelve List of administrative divisions of Inner Mongolia, major subdivisions of Inner Mongolia, China. It lies within the Ordos Plateau of the Yellow River. Although mainly rural, Ordos is administered ...
:
**
Otog Banner
Otog Banner ( Mongolian: ; zh, c=鄂托克旗) is a banner of southwestern Inner Mongolia, China. It is under the administration of Ordos City, and borders Otog Front Banner to the southwest and Uxin Banner to the southeast.
History
Evidence ...
**
Otog Front Banner
Otog Front Banner (Mongolian: ; zh, c=鄂托克前旗) is a banner of southwestern Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Ningxia to the southwest and Shaanxi province to the southeast. It is under the administration of Ordos City.
Administrative divi ...
* Under the administration of
Wuhai
Wuhai (; ''Üqai qota'', Mongolian Cyrillic: Үхай хот) is a prefecture-level city and regional center in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, and is by area the smallest prefecture-level division of the region. It is located on ...
:
** Wuhai
See also
*
You Prefecture in Beijing
References
*
Prefectures of the Tang dynasty
Prefectures of the Song dynasty
Prefectures of Western Xia
Former prefectures in Inner Mongolia
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