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Danzhou or Dan Prefecture (丹州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China seated in modern Yichuan County, Shaanxi, China. It existed (intermittently) from 554 until 1269, after the territory fell to the Mongols.

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. pp. 2214–2215. ISBN  7-5004-4929-1.