Beizhou or Bei Prefecture was a '' zhou'' (prefecture) in

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seated in modern Qinghe County in

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. It existed (intermittently) from 578 to 1048, when its name changed to En Prefecture after Wang Ze's rebellion in the prefecture.

Geography

The administrative region of Bei Prefecture in the

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is in the border area of southeastern

and western

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

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, Hebei: ** Qinghe County *Under the administration of

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, Shandong: **

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*Under the administration of

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, Shandong: **

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References

* * Prefectures of the Sui dynasty Prefectures of the Tang dynasty Prefectures of the Song dynasty 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 Shandong Former prefectures in Hebei 1048 disestablishments in Asia 11th-century disestablishments in China {{China-hist-stub