Ying Prefecture (Anhui)

Yingzhou or Ying Prefecture () was a zhou (prefecture) 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

In the Qing dynasty it also includes parts of modern:

• Under the administration of Bozhou:
• Lixin County
• Mengcheng County
• Woyang County
• Under the administration of Lu'an:
• Huoqiu County

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