title: Xu Prefecture (Henan)
text: # Xu Prefecture (Henan)
  
  Xuzhou or Xu Prefecture (許州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China centering on modern Xuchang in Henan, China. It existed (intermittently) from 581 to 1913.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The administrative region of Xuzhou in the Tang dynasty is in central Henan. It probably includes parts of modern:
  
  * Under the administration of Xuchang:
     * Xuchang
     * Xuchang County
     * Yanling County
     * Changge
  * Under the administration of Luohe:
     * Luohe
     * Linying County
     * Wuyang County
  * Under the administration of Pingdingshan:
     * Wugang
  * Under the administration of Zhoukou:
     * Fugou County
  