Shou Prefecture
Shouzhou or Shou Prefecture (壽州) was a . It existed (intermittently) from 589 to 1912.
Geography
The administrative region of Shouzhou in the Tang dynasty falls within the administration of modern Lu'an, Anhui. It probably includes parts of modern:
- Shou County
- Lu'an: Jin'an District
- Huoshan County
- Huoqiu County
In 956, the Later Zhou state moved the headquarter from modern Shou County further north to modern Fengtai County (now under the administration of Huainan, Anhui).
References
- Shi Weile, ed. (2005). Zhongguo Lishi Diming Da Cidian (中国历史地名大词典) [Large Dictionary of Chinese Historical Place Names] (in Chinese). China Social Sciences Press. p. 1170. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.