Jiaodong Kingdom ( zh, 膠東國) was a kingdom of the

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 ...

, located in what is now eastern

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. Zichuan was separated from the Qi Kingdom in 165 BC and granted to Liu Xiongqu (劉熊渠), son of Liu Fei, King of Qi. Xiongqu was killed in the

Rebellion of the Seven States The Rebellion of the Seven States or Revolt of the Seven Kingdoms () took place in 154 BC against the Han dynasty of China by its regional semi-autonomous kings, to resist the emperor's attempt to centralize the government further. Background ...

, and was succeeded by Liu Che, son of Emperor Jing, and the future Emperor Wu. After Che was designated as the heir to the Han throne, Jiaodong was converted to a

commandery In the Middle Ages, a commandery (rarely commandry) was the smallest administrative division of the European landed properties of a military order. It was also the name of the house where the knights of the commandery lived.Anthony Luttrell and G ...

. In 148 BC, Jiaodong was granted to Liu Ji, another son of Emperor Jing. Ji and his descendants held Jiaodong for 6 generations: *Liu Ji (劉寄), King Kang (康) of Jiaodong, 148–119 BC; *Liu Xian (劉賢), King Ai (哀) of Jiaodong, 119–106 BC; *Liu Tongping (劉通平), King Dai (戴) of Jiaodong, 106–82 BC; *Liu Yin (劉音), King Qing (頃) of Jiaodong, 82–27 BC; *Liu Shou (劉授), King Gong (恭) of Jiaodong, 27–14 BC; *Liu Yin (劉殷), 14 BC – 8 AD.''

Book of Han The ''Book of Han'' or ''History of the Former Han'' (Qián Hàn Shū,《前汉书》) is a history of China finished in 111AD, covering the Western, or Former Han dynasty from the first emperor in 206 BCE to the fall of Wang Mang in 23 CE. I ...

'', Chapter 14. The last king of Jiaodong was deposed after the usurpation of

Wang Mang Wang Mang () (c. 45 – 6 October 23 CE), courtesy name Jujun (), was the founder and the only Emperor of China, emperor of the short-lived Chinese Xin dynasty. He was originally an official and consort kin of the Han dynasty and later ...

. After the restoration of

Eastern Han 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 ...

, Jiaodong was merged into

Beihai Commandery Beihai Commandery ( zh, 北海郡) was a historical commandery of China, located in present-day northern Shandong province. Beihai was created during Emperor Jing of Han's reign. According to Zhou Zhenhe, Beihai was likely established on six cou ...

. In late Western Han, Jiaodong consisted of 8 counties, namely

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(即墨), Changwu (昌武), Xiami (下密), Zhuangwu (壯武), Yuzhi (郁秩), Ting (挺), Guanyang (觀陽) and Zoulu (鄒盧). The population in 2 AD was 323,331, or 72,002 households.''

'', Chapter 28.

References

{{reflist Kingdoms of the Han dynasty