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Hepu Commandery
Hepu Commandery ( zh, 合浦郡) was a Chinese commandery that existed from Han dynasty to Tang dynasty. Hepu territory was located in the regions of modern coastal Guangxi, southwestern Guangdong, and Hainan. History Hepu Commandery was established in 112 BC, when the Han dynasty annexed the Nanyue kingdom. In late Western Han period, it had a population of 15,398 households (78,980 individuals) in its 5 counties, namely Xuwen (徐聞), Gaoliang (高涼), Hepu (合浦), Linyun (臨允), Zhulu (朱盧). During the Eastern Han period, Zhulu was abolished while the former Zhuya Commandery in Hainan was merged into Hepu as the Zhuya County. The population in 140 AD was 23,121 households (86,617 individuals). During the Three Kingdoms, Hepu was part of Eastern Wu. The commandery was renamed to Zhuguan (珠官) in 228, while in the reign of Sun Liang the name was changed back. When Jin dynasty unified China in 280, Cangwu consisted of 6 counties and recorded a population of 2,000 hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commandery (China)
A jùn (郡) was a historical administrative division of China from the Eastern Zhou (c. 7th century BCE) until the early Tang dynasty (c. 7th century CE). It is usually translated as a commandery. Countries around China have adopted administrative divisions based on or named after the ''jùn''. History and development China Eastern Zhou During the Eastern Zhou's Spring and Autumn period from the 8th to 5th centuries BCE, the larger and more powerful of the Zhou's vassal states—including Qin, Jin and Wei—began annexing their smaller rivals. These new lands were not part of their original fiefs and were instead organized into counties (''xiàn''). Eventually, jun were developed as marchlands between the major realms. Despite having smaller populations and ranking lower on the official hierarchies, the jun were larger and boasted greater military strength than the counties. As each state's territory gradually took shape in the 5th- to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
