Lingnan Township, Zhejiang
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Lingnan (; ) is a geographic area referring to the lands in the south of the
Nanling Mountains The Nanling (), also known as the Wuling (), is a major mountain range in Southern China that separates the Pearl River Basin from the Yangtze Valley and serves as the dividing line between south and central subtropical zones. The main rang ...
. The region covers the modern
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subdivisions of
Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...
,
Guangxi Guangxi,; officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam (Hà Giang Province, Hà Giang, Cao Bằn ...
,
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,
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&
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and
Northern Vietnam Northern Vietnam or '' Tonkin'' () is one of three geographical regions in Vietnam. It consists of three geographic sub-regions: the Northwest (Vùng Tây Bắc), the Northeast (Vùng Đông Bắc), and the Red River Delta (Đồng Bằng Sôn ...
.


Background

The area was inhabited by the
Baiyue The Baiyue, Hundred Yue, or simply Yue, were various ethnic groups who inhabited the regions of southern China and northern Vietnam during the 1st millennium BC and 1st millennium AD. They were known for their short hair, body tattoos, fine swo ...
and was the base of the ancient kingdom of
Nanyue Nanyue ( zh, c=南越 or 南粵, p=Nányuè, cy=, j=Naam4 Jyut6, l=Southern Yue, , ), was an ancient kingdom founded in 204 BC by the Chinese general Zhao Tuo, whose family (known in Vietnamese as the Triệu dynasty) continued to rule until ...
. At that time, Lingnan was considered by the ancient Chinese court to be a tropical barbarian land that had no contact with the
Zhongyuan Zhongyuan (), the Central Plain(s), also known as Zhongtu (, lit. 'central land') and Zhongzhou (, lit. 'central region'), commonly refers to the part of the North China Plain surrounding the lower and middle reaches of the Yellow River, centere ...
, which was the cultural cradle of
Chinese culture Chinese culture () is one of the Cradle of civilization#Ancient China, world's earliest cultures, said to originate five thousand years ago. The culture prevails across a large geographical region in East Asia called the Sinosphere as a whole ...
. In the second century BCE, the
Han conquest of Nanyue The Han conquest of Nanyue was a military conflict between the Han Empire and the Nanyue kingdom in modern Guangdong, Guangxi, and Northern Vietnam. During the reign of Emperor Wu, Imperial Han military forces formally launched a punitive campa ...
led to its absorption into the
Han dynasty The Han dynasty was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China (202 BC9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC ...
during its southward expansion, and its development was boosted once the
Mei Pass Mei Pass () is a strategic site around north of Nanxiong in Guangdong, China. It is situated in the Meiling Mountains () and forms the boundary between the provinces of Jiangxi and Guangdong. The site of Mei Pass has been significant since th ...
was paved. The region was also the base of the Kingdom of
Southern Han Southern Han ( zh , t = 南漢 , p = Nán Hàn , j=Naam4 Hon3; 917–971), officially Han ( zh , t = 漢 , links=no), originally Yue ( zh , c = 越 , links=no), was a dynastic state of China and one of the Ten Kingdoms that existed during the ...
(917–971).


Lingnan Jiedushi

Lingnan
Jiedushi The ''jiedushi'' (, Old Turkic: Tarduş) or jiedu, was a regional military governor in China; the title was established in the Tang dynasty and abolished in the Yuan dynasty. The post of ''jiedushi'' has been translated as "military commissi ...
or military command, were ruled by military governors during the Tang dynasty. List of jiedushis: *
Song Jing Song Jing (宋璟) (663 – November 21, 737), formally Duke Wenzhen of Guangping (廣平文貞公), was a Chinese politician during the Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, serving as the Chancellor of the Tang dynasty, chancellor during th ...
716 *Zhen Dan 717 *Pei Zhouxian 719-722 *Li Ju 727-735 *Li Shangyin 727 *Li Chaoyin 733-735 *Song Ding 739 *Pei Dunfu 745 *Peng Guo 745-747 *Lu Huan 749-751 *Zhang Jiugao 751-753 *A Lüguang 754-756 *Helan Jinming 756 *Wei Lijian 757-758 *Zhang Wanqing 758-760 *Zhao Liangbi 760-761 *Zhang Xiu 763 *Yang Shenwei 764-767 *Xu Hao 767-768 *
Li Mian Li Mian (; 717 – September 14, 788), courtesy name Xuanqing (玄卿), formally Duke Zhenjian of Qian (汧貞簡公), was a Chinese judge, military general, musician, poet, and politician during the Tang dynasty, serving as a chancellor during t ...
768-772 *Li Chongben 772-773 *Lu Sigong 773 * Li Shu 775 *Gao Yun 776-777 *Zhang Boyi 777-782 *Yuan Xiu 782-784 *
Du You Du You () (735 – December 23, 812), courtesy name Junqing (), formally Duke Anjian of Qi (), was a Chinese historian, military general, and politician. He served as chancellor of the Tang dynasty. Du was born to an eminent aristocratic family ...
784-787 *Li Fu 787-792 *Xue Jue 792-795 *Wang E 795-801 *Zhao Zhi 801-802 *Xu Shen 802-806 *Zhao Chang 806-808 *Yang Yuling 808-810 * Zheng Yin 810-813 *Ma Zong 813-816 *Cui Yong 817 *Kong Kui 817-820 *Cui Neng 820-823 *Zheng Quan 823-824 *
Cui Zhi Cui Zhi () (772 – March 2, 829''Old Book of Tang'', vol. 17, part 1.), courtesy name Gongxiu (公修), was an official of the Tang dynasty of China, serving as a chancellor during the reign of the Emperor Muzong. Both he and his cousin Cui Ling ...
824-826 *Hu Zheng 826-828 *Li Xian 828-829 *Cui Hu 829-830 *Li Liang 831-833 *
Cui Gong Cui Gong (崔珙; died 854), formally the Duke of Anping (安平公), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Wuzong. Background It is not known when Cui Gong was born. He was from the "S ...
833 *Wang Maoyuan 833-835 *Li Congyi 835-836 *Lu Jun 836-840 *
Cui Guicong Cui Guicong (崔龜從), courtesy name Xuangao (玄告), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty, who served as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Xuānzong. Background and early career It is not known when Cui Guicong was born. He wa ...
844-845 *Lu Zhen 845-846 *Li Pin 847-848 *Li Xingxiu 848-849 *Wei Zhengguan 849-851 *Ge Ganzhong 851-854 *Wei Shu 855-858 *Yang Fa 858 *Li Sui 858 *Li Chengxun 858-859 *Xiao Fang 859-860 *Wei Zhou 861-868 *Zheng Yu 868-871 *
Zheng Congdang Zheng Congdang (鄭從讜) (died 887?''New Book of Tang''vol. 63.), courtesy name Zhengqiu (正求), was an official of the History of China, Chinese Tang dynasty, serving as a Chancellor of the Tang dynasty, chancellor twice during the reign of Emp ...
871-874 *Wei He 874-876 *Li Tiao 877-879 *Zheng Xu 879-886 *
Lü Yongzhi Lü Yongzhi (呂用之) (d. December 29, 887Academia Sinicabr>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 257.) was a Chinese magician, military general, and politician during the late medieval Tang dynasty, who became trusted by ...
886 *Pei Qu 887-889 *Li Chonggui 890-895 *Chen Pei 893 *
Cui Yin Cui Yin (崔胤) (854''New Book of Tang'', :zh:s:新唐書/卷223下, vol. 223, part 2. – February 1, 904''Zizhi Tongjian'', :zh:s:資治通鑑/卷264, vol. 264.Academia Sinica]Chinese-Western Calendar Converter), courtesy name Chuixiu (垂休), ...
896 *
Li Zhirou Li Zhirou (李知柔; died 900), formally the Prince of Xue (薛王), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty, who briefly served as a chancellor in 895 during the reign of Emperor Zhaozong, to whom he was a distant relative. Background It i ...
896-900 *
Cui Yin Cui Yin (崔胤) (854''New Book of Tang'', :zh:s:新唐書/卷223下, vol. 223, part 2. – February 1, 904''Zizhi Tongjian'', :zh:s:資治通鑑/卷264, vol. 264.Academia Sinica]Chinese-Western Calendar Converter), courtesy name Chuixiu (垂休), ...
900 *
Xu Yanruo Xu Yanruo (徐彥若) (died 901), courtesy name Yuzhi (俞之), formally the Duke of Qi (齊公), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Zhaozong. Background and early career It is not ...
900-901 * Liu Yin 901-911 *
Pei Shu Pei Shu (裴樞) (841''Old Book of Tang'', vol. 113.-July 5, 905''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 265.Academia Sinicabr>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter), courtesy name Jisheng (紀聖)''New Book of Tang'', vol. 140. or Huasheng (化聖),
903 * Cui Yuan 904 *Liu Yan 911-917


See also

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Jiangnan Jiangnan is a geographic area in China referring to lands immediately to the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, including the southern part of its delta. The region encompasses the city of Shanghai, the southern part of Jiangsu ...
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Lingnan culture Cantonese culture, or Lingnan culture, refers to the regional Chinese culture of the region of Lingnan: twin provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi, the names of which mean "eastern expanse" and "western expanse", respectively. With the migration ...
*
Liangguang Liangguang (; Postal romanization: Liangkwang) is a Chinese term for the province of Guangdong and the former province and present autonomous region of Guangxi, collectively. It particularly refers to the viceroyalty of Liangguang under the Qi ...
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Tĩnh Hải quân Tĩnh Hải quân or Jinghai Circuit ( Chinese: 靜海軍, pinyin: Jìnghǎi Jūn) (literally "Peaceful Sea Army"), also known as Annan or An Nam (), was an administrative division of the Tang dynasty of China administered by Chinese governors, ...


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