| Ying Prefecture | |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 瀛州 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yíng Zhōu |
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| Population | |
| • 740s or 750s | 663,171[1] |
| • 1100s | 60,206[2] |
| History | |
| • Preceded by | Hejian Commandery |
| • Created |
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| • Abolished | 1108 (Song dynasty) |
| • Succeeded by | Hejian Prefecture |
| Contained within | |
| • Circuit |
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Yingzhou or Ying Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Hebei, China, seated in modern Hejian.[3] It existed (intermittently) from 487 until 1108.
It was one of the Sixteen Prefectures ceded by Later Jin to the Liao dynasty, however, just 2 decades later it was seized by Later Zhou during the Liao–Later Zhou War.
The modern town Yingzhou, Hebei in Hejian retains its name.