Fufeng ( zh, 扶風), also known as You Fufeng ( zh, 右扶風), was a historical region located in modern western
Shaanxi
Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see #Name, § Name) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichu ...
.
In early
Han dynasty
The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warr ...
, the administrator of the capital
Chang'an
Chang'an (; ) is the traditional name of Xi'an. The site had been settled since Neolithic times, during which the Yangshao culture was established in Banpo, in the city's suburbs. Furthermore, in the northern vicinity of modern Xi'an, Qin Shi ...
and its vicinities was known as ''You Neishi'' (右內史), and the region was also known by the same name. In 104 BC, the western half of ''You Neishi'' was split off and renamed ''You Fufeng'' ("correcting culture on the right"). In Western Han, the area administered 21 counties: Weicheng (渭城), Huaili (槐里), Hu (鄠),
Zhouzhi
Zhouzhi County () is a county under the administration of Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province, China. It is the most spacious but least densely populated county-level division of Xi'an, and also contains the city's southernmost and westernmost ...
(盩厔), Li (斄), Yuyi (郁夷), Meiyang (美陽),
Mei
Mei may refer to:
Names
* Mei (surname), a Chinese, Italian, Russian or Estonian family name
* Mei (given name), a given name
Places
* Mei County, Guangdong, China, a county
* Mei Pass, Guangdong, a strategic mountain pass
* Mei River, Guangdong ...
(郿), Yong (雍), Qi (漆), Xunyi (栒邑), Yumi (隃麋), Chencang (陳倉), Duyang (杜陽), Qian (汧), Haozhi (好畤), Guo (虢), Anling (安陵), Maoling (茂陵), Pingling (平陵), and Wugong (武功). The population was 836,070 in 2 AD, in 216,377 households. In Eastern Han, the commandery administered 15 counties, including Huaili, Anling, Pingling, Maoling, Hu, Mei, Wugong, Chencang, Qian, Yumi, Yong, Xunyi, Meiyang, Qi and Duyang, while the other counties were abolished. In 140 AD, the population was 93,091, in 17,352 households.
In
, ''You Fufeng'' was renamed Fufeng Commandery (扶風郡). After the establishment of Jin dynasty, Fufeng became a principality with its capital at Chiyang (池陽). It was renamed again to Principality of Qin (秦國) during Emperor Hui's reign. Some counties, including Huaili and Wugong, were split off to form Shiping Commandery (始平郡) in 266.
Northern Wei
Wei (), known in historiography as the Northern Wei (), Tuoba Wei (), Yuan Wei () and Later Wei (), was founded by the Tuoba (Tabgach) clan of the Xianbei. The first of the Northern and Southern dynasties#Northern dynasties, Northern dynasties ...
established Qinping Commandery (秦平郡) in the area, later renamed Qishan (歧山郡) during
Western Wei
Wei (), known in historiography as the Western Wei (), was an imperial dynasty of China that followed the disintegration of the Northern Wei. One of the Northern dynasties during the era of the Northern and Southern dynasties, it ruled the weste ...
rule. The commandery was abolished in early
Sui dynasty
The Sui dynasty (, ) was a short-lived imperial dynasty of China that lasted from 581 to 618. The Sui unified the Northern and Southern dynasties, thus ending the long period of division following the fall of the Western Jin dynasty, and layi ...
and merged to Qi Prefecture (岐州). In 607, Qi Prefecture was renamed Fufeng Commandery. In
Tang dynasty
The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an Zhou dynasty (690–705), interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dyn ...
, Fufeng Commandery became an alternative name for
Fengxiang
Fengxiang District (), formerly, Fengxiang County and its ancient name is Yong county (雍县), is a district administered by Baoji City in the west of Shaanxi province, China. The county covers an area of and as of 2004 had a population of 510, ...
Prefecture (former Qi Prefecture). In 742, the prefecture administered 9 counties, and had a population of 380,463 in 58,486 households.''
New Book of Tang
The ''New Book of Tang'', generally translated as the "New History of the Tang" or "New Tang History", is a work of official history covering the Tang dynasty in ten volumes and 225 chapters. The work was compiled by a team of scholars of the So ...
'', Chapter 37.
See also
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Pingyi (region)
Pingyi ( zh, 馮翊), also known as Zuo Pingyi ( zh, 左馮翊), was a historical region of China located in modern Shaanxi province.
In early Han dynasty, the administrator of an area to the east of the capital Chang'an was known as ''Zuo Neishi' ...