In the early Ming Dynasty (1368 ~ 1644), Hubei was a province of Huguang. Then it was divided into 13 departments. Today, the whole territory of Hubei basically belongs to the political department of Huguang (managing Jiangxia, now Wuchang, Wuhan), including Wuchang, Hanyang, Huangzhou, Chengtianfu, Dean, Jingzhou, Xiangyang and Yunyang.

In the early Qing dynasty (1644 ~1911), the Ming system was still used. In the third year of Kangxi (1664), Huguang was divided into two parts, with Dongting Lake as the boundary and Hunan Political Department as the south. The north is the Hubei Political Department and Wuchang, the capital of Hubei Province. It was at the beginning of the establishment of Hubei province, and the name of the province has been used ever since. Hubei is ahead of Wuchang, Hanyang, Huangzhou, Anlu, De 'an, Jingzhou, Xiangyang and Yunyang. The general situation of administrative divisions in Hubei Province has basically taken shape. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, Hubei Province * * * led Wuchang, Hanyang, Anlu, Xiangyang, Yunyang, De 'an, Huangzhou, Jingzhou, Yichang, Shinan and other places 10 mansion, as well as 60 counties and 6 scattered states 1 scattered halls such as Jingmen Zhili Prefecture and Hefeng Zhili Hall.

So did the Qing Dynasty.