Songzhou
Historical administrative division in China
Songzhou or Song Prefecture (宋州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China centering on modern Shangqiu, Henan, China. It existed (intermittently) from 596 to 1006. Songzhou was established in 596, during the Sui dynasty, with its administrative seat at Suiyang County (modern Shangqiu, Henan). This region got its name because of the Song state which existed in the Zhou dynasty, from 11th century to 3rd century AD. Historically, the founder of Liu Song dynasty, Emperor Wu of Song adopted this as the name of his country.
During the Tang dynasty, Suiyang County was renamed Songcheng County (宋城縣). After the Tang collapsed, Emperor Taizu of Song used be a military leader stationed in Songzhou, thus his dynasty also adopted this name, which was later known as the Song dynasty.
In 1006 Songzhou was elevated to Nanjing Yingtian Prefecture (南京應天府) and as one of four capitals of Northern song dynasty.
01Geography
The administrative region of Songzhou in the Tang dynasty is in the border area of modern eastern Henan, northern Anhui and southwestern Shandong. It probably includes parts of modern:
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