Jingzhou or Jing Prefecture () was a '' zhou'' (prefecture) in

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, centering on modern Jingchuan County,

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. It was created in the 5th century by

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and existed (intermittently) until 1913 after the establishment of the

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Geography

The administrative region probably includes parts of modern: *Under the administration of Pingliang,

: ** Jingchuan County **Pingliang ** Chongxin County ** Huating County ** Lingtai County *Under the administration of Xianyang, Shaanxi: ** Changwu County ** Bin County ** Xunyi County ** Yongshou County *Under the administration of Guyuan, Ningxia: ** Jingyuan County

References

* Prefectures of the Sui dynasty Prefectures of the Tang dynasty Prefectures of Later Tang Prefectures of Later Zhou Prefectures of Qi (Five Dynasties) Prefectures of Later Jin (Five Dynasties) Prefectures of Later Han (Five Dynasties) Prefectures of the Song dynasty Prefectures of the Yuan dynasty Subprefectures of the Ming dynasty Departments of the Qing dynasty Former prefectures in Shaanxi Former prefectures in Gansu Former prefectures in Ningxia {{China-hist-stub