Dong Commandery
Dong Commandery (Chinese: 東郡) was a commandery in historical China from the Warring States period to Sui dynasty. Its territories were situated in present-day Henan, Hebei and Shandong provinces.
The commandery was established by the
The commandery went through a series of administrative changes in the
From late Eastern Han to early Cao Wei dynasty, most counties of Dong was transferred to surrounding commanderies, while Linqiu and Juancheng (鄄城) counties from Jiyin were added. After the foundation of Jin dynasty, the commandery was converted to Puyang Principality (濮陽國) and successively served as the fief of several imperial princes. The region was lost during the wars of the Yongjia period.[7]
The commandery was later restored. Under Northern Wei, Dong Commandery administered seven counties in the mid-6th century: Dongyan (東燕), Pingchang (平昌), Baima, Liangcheng (涼城), Suanzao (酸棗, formerly part of Chenliu Commandery), Changyuan (長垣, formerly part of Chenliu) and Changle (長樂). The population was 107,717 individuals or 30,521 households.[8]
The commandery was abolished in 583. In 607, however, Yan Prefecture was renamed Dong Commandery. There was a total of nine counties: Baima, Linchang (靈昌), Weinan (衛南), Puyang, Fengqiu (封丘), Kuangcheng (匡城, renamed from Changyuan), Zuocheng (胙城, renamed from Dongyan), Weicheng (韋城) and Lihu. The population was 121,905 households.[9]
References
- ^ Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 6.
- ^ Book of Han, Chapter 1.
- ^ Book of Han, Chapter 13.
- ^ Book of Han, Chapter 28.
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 1.
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 111.
- ^ Book of Jin, Chapter 14.
- ^ Book of Wei, Chapter 106.
- ^ Book of Wei, Chapter 30.