Le'an Commandery ( zh, 樂安郡) was a historical
commandery
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in China, located in present-day central and northern
Shandong.
The commandery was established as Qiansheng Commandery (千乘郡) during
Emperor Wu of Han's reign from part of
Qi Commandery
Qi Commandery ( zh, 齊郡) was a commandery in historical China, located in what is now central Shandong province.
The commandery was established in the Qin dynasty, possibly as Linzi Commandery (臨菑郡). In early Western Han dynasty, it beca ...
's territory. In late Western Han, it administered 15 counties: Qiansheng (千乘), Dongzou (東鄒), Shiwo (溼沃), Ping'an (平安), Bochang (博昌), Liaocheng (蓼城), Jianxin (建信), Di (狄), Langhuai (琅槐), Le'an (樂安), Beiyang (被陽), Gaochang (高昌), Fan'an (繁安), Gaowan (高宛) and Yanxiang (延鄉).
['']Book of Han
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'', Chapter 28. In 60 AD, Qiansheng became the fief of Liu Jian (劉建), a son of
Emperor Ming, who died the next year without issue. In 79, Qiansheng was granted to Liu Kang (劉伉), brother of
Emperor He. The territory was renamed to Le'an in 95. Kang's grandson Hong (鴻) was the father of
Emperor Zhi
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Legend
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. After the latter's accession to the throne, Hong was gifted a richer territory,
Bohai, as his new fief, and Le'an was converted back to an imperial commandery. By 140 AD, the number of counties and marquessates in Le'an had decreased to 9: Linji (臨濟, formerly Di), Qiansheng, Gaowan (高菀), Le'an, Bochang, Liaocheng, Li (利), Yi (益), and Shouguang (壽光).
In
Western Jin
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, Le'an became the fief of Sima Jian (司馬鑒), a son of
Sima Zhao, and then Jian's son Ji (籍).
['']Book of Jin
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'', Chapter 38. After Jin dynasty, Le'an became part of
Liu Song dynasty
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until
Emperor Ming's reign, when it was conquered by
Northern Wei. The commandery was abolished in early
Sui dynasty.
Population
References
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