Henei Commandery
Henei Commandery (
In ancient China, Henei ("Inside the Yellow River") referred to the land north of the lower Yellow River. The commandery was established during Emperor Gaozu of Han's reign. It administered 18 counties: Huai (懷), Ji (汲), Wude (武德), Bo (波), Shanyang (山陽), Heyang (河陽), Zhou (州), Gong (共), Pinggao (平皋), Zhaoge (朝歌), Xiuwu (脩武), Wen (溫), Yewang (野王), Huojia (獲嘉), Zhi (軹), Qinshui (沁水), Longlü (隆慮) and Dangyin (蕩陰). The 2 AD census recorded 1,067,097 people in 241,246 households, while the census in 140 AD recorded 159,770 households and 801,558 people.[1][2]
Over the course of
In early Kaihuang era, the much reduced Henei Commandery was merged into Huai Prefecture (懷州).[4] Later, Henei Commandery became an alternative name of Huai. In 742 AD, the prefecture had 5 counties, and a population of 318,126.[5]
References
- ^ Book of Han, Chapter 28.
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 109.
- ^ Book of Wei, Chapter 106.
- ^ Book of Sui, Chapter 30.
- ^ New Book of Tang, Chapter 39.
| Sili |  Han provinces and commanderies in 219 CE | |
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| Yu Province | ||
Ji Province | ||
Yan Province | ||
Xu Province | ||
Qing Province | ||
Jing Province | ||
Yang Province | ||
Yi Province | ||
| Liang Province | ||
Bing Province | ||
| Shuofang Province | ||
You Province | ||
| Jiaozhi Province | ||
Full list (202 BC – 220 AD) | ||