De Prefecture

Dezhou or De Prefecture (德州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Dezhou, Shandong, China. It existed (intermittently) from 589 until 1913.

For the Liao dynasty prefecture in modern Inner Mongolia, see De Prefecture (Liao dynasty).

The modern prefectural-level city Dezhou, created in 1948, retains its name.

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