| Zheng Prefecture | |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 鄭州 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhèng Zhōu |
 | |
| Population | |
| • 740s or 750s | 367,881 |
| • 1100s | 41,848 |
| History | |
| • Preceded by | Xingyang Commandery |
| • Created |
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| • Abolished | 1913 (Republic of China) |
| • Succeeded by | Zheng County |
| Contained within | |
| • Circuit |
|
Zhengzhou or Zheng Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China centering on modern Zhengzhou, Henan, China. It existed (intermittently) from 583 until 1913 after the foundation of the Republic.
The modern prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou, created only in 1948, retains its name.
Counties
Zheng Prefecture administered the following counties (縣) for the most part of history:
| # | Sui dynasty | Tang dynasty and after | Modern location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guancheng (管城) | Zhengzhou | |
| 2 | Xingze (滎澤) | ||
| 3 | Xinzheng (新鄭) | Xinzheng | |
| 4 | Xingyang (滎陽) |
|
Xingyang |
| 5 | Yuanling (原陵) | Yuanwu (原武) | Yuanyang County, Henan |
Two other counties, Yangwu (陽武) and Zhongmu (中牟) were part of Zheng Prefecture during the Tang dynasty, but after Later Liang (except briefly during Later Tang) they were administered by Kaifeng Prefecture.
References
- Xin Tang Shu, ch. 38.
- Song Shi, ch. 85.
- Shi, p. 1643.
- Shi, pp. 2800, 1773–4.
- Shi, p. 2735.
- Shi, p. 1773.
- Shi, p. 2103.
- Shi, p. 1142.
- Shi, p. 390.
- Shi Weile, ed. (2005). Zhongguo Lishi Diming Da Cidian (中国历史地名大词典) [Large Dictionary of Chinese Historical Place Names] (in Chinese). China Social Sciences Press. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
- (in Chinese) Ouyang Xiu; et al., eds. (1060). Xin Tang Shu [New Book of Tang].
- (in Chinese) Toqto'a; et al., eds. (1345). Song Shi [History of Song].
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