Youzhou (ancient China) in the context of Zhou (country subdivision)

⭐ Core Definition: Youzhou (ancient China)

You Prefecture or You Province, also known by its Chinese name Youzhou, was a prefecture (zhou) in northern China during its imperial era.

"You Province" was cited in some ancient sources as one of the nine or twelve original provinces of China around the 22nd century BC, but You Prefecture was used in actual administration from 106 BC to the tenth century. As is standard in Chinese, the same name "Youzhou" was also often used to describe the prefectural seat or provincial capital from which the area was administered.

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Youzhou (ancient China) in the context of Sixteen Prefectures

The Sixteen Prefectures, more precisely known as the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan-Yun (traditional Chinese: 燕雲十六州; simplified Chinese: 燕云十六州; pinyin: Yānyún Shíliù Zhōu) or the Sixteen Prefectures of You-Ji (Chinese: 幽薊十六州; pinyin: Yōujì Shíliù Zhōu), were a historical region in North China that comprises present-day Beijing, Tianjin and parts of northern Hebei and Shanxi provinces. Situated around the Yan Mountains along the Great Wall, it was a strategic gateway region into the Central Plains and thus marred by constant military conflicts between various states for centuries since the end of the Tang dynasty until the establishment of the Yuan dynasty.

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