Yin Prefecture

{{Short description|Prefecture in imperial China}} '''Yinzhou''' or '''Yin Prefecture''' (Chinese: Yínzhōu 銀州; Tangut: {{Tangut|𗷲𗉔}} or {{Tangut|𘝰𗉔}}) was a ''zhou'' (prefecture) in imperial China centering on modern Hengshan County, Shaanxi, China. It existed (intermittently) from 563 to 1106. In the 10th- and 11th-centuries it was mostly controlled by the Tangut people as part of Western Xia (1038–1227) or its precursor, the Dingnan Jiedushi. In 1081 it became territory of the Song dynasty.

==Geography== The administrative region of Yinzhou during the Northern Zhou is in modern Shaanxi. It probably includes parts of modern: * Under the administration of Yulin: ** Hengshan County ** Mizhi County ** Jia County

==References== * {{cite book|editor-last=Shi Weile|year=2005|title=Zhongguo Lishi Diming Da Cidian ''(中国历史地名大词典)''|trans-title=Large Dictionary of Chinese Historical Place Names|publisher=China Social Sciences Press|isbn=7-5004-4929-1|pages=2367|language=zh}}

Category:Prefectures of the Sui dynasty Category:Prefectures of the Tang dynasty Category:Prefectures of the Song dynasty Category:Prefectures of Western Xia Category:Prefectures of Northern Zhou Category:Former prefectures in Shaanxi