Hepu Commandery
Hepu Commandery (Chinese: 合浦郡) was a Chinese commandery that existed from Han dynasty to Tang dynasty. Hepu territory was located in the regions of modern coastal Guangxi, southwestern Guangdong, and Hainan.
History
Hepu Commandery was established in 112 BC, when the
During the Three Kingdoms, Hepu was part of Eastern Wu. The commandery was renamed to Zhuguan (珠官) in 228, while in the reign of Sun Liang the name was changed back. When Jin dynasty unified China in 280, Cangwu consisted of 6 counties and recorded a population of 2,000 households.[3][4] The commandery was abolished when the Sui dynasty conquered the Chen dynasty.[5]
In Tang dynasty, Hepu Commandery was an alternative name of Yue Prefecture (越州), later renamed Lian Prefecture in 634. The commandery consisted of 4 counties, and had a population of 3,312 households (13,029 individuals).[6]
References
- ^ Book of Han, Chapter 28.
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 113.
- ^ Book of Jin, Chapter 15.
- ^ Book of Song, Chapter 38.
- ^ Book of Sui, Chapter 31.
- ^ New Book of Tang, Chapter 43.