Sòng Prefecture


Songzhou or Song Prefecture was a zhou in imperial China centering on modern Shangqiu, Henan, China. It existed from 596 to 1006.
The Song dynasty was named after this prefecture because its founder Emperor Taizu of Song had stationed in Songzhou for many years.

Geography

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: