Wei Prefecture (Shandong)

Summary

Weizhou or Wei Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China centering on modern Weifang, Shandong, China. It existed (intermittently) from 596 until 1376 not long after the founding of the Ming dynasty.

Wei Prefecture
Traditional Chinese濰州
Simplified Chinese潍州

References edit

  • 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. 2819. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.