Binzhou or Bin Prefecture () 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 ...

centering around modern Binzhou,

Shandong Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...

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 from 956 to 1913. The current prefecture-level city of Binzhou, established in 1982, retains its name.

Geography

The administrative region of Bin Prefecture in the early

Song dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...

is in modern northern

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

Boxing County Boxing County is a county of Binzhou in Shandong Province in the People's Republic of China. History The area of Boxing County was mostly created within the last few millennia and long remained sparsely populated owing to the destructive ...

*Under the administration of Dongying: ** Lijin County

References

* Prefectures of Later Zhou Prefectures of the Song dynasty Prefectures of the Yuan dynasty Subprefectures of the Ming dynasty Prefectures of the Jin dynasty (1115–1234) Former prefectures in Shandong Departments of the Qing dynasty {{China-hist-stub