List of provinces of Balhae
The
Amur River (Heilong Jiang) to the Strait of Tartary, and the Liaodong Peninsula. Similar to the workings of the Chinese Tang dynasty
, the administration system of the Balhae kingdom was composed of:
- 5 capitals: a Supreme capital with four secondary capitals
- 15 provinces; and
- 62 prefectures.
Table of provinces
Former State | Province | Capitals/Ancient name | Prefectures level 속주(屬州) | |||||
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Hanja | Hangul | RR, Pinyin | Hanja | Hangul | RR, Pinyin | Modern location | ||
Sushen 숙신 肅愼 |
龍泉府 | 용천부 | Yongcheon Longquan |
上京/龍州 | 상경/용주 | Sanggyeong/Yongju Shangjing/Longzhou |
Manchu : Ninguta 寧古塔)
|
|
Sushen 숙신 肅愼 |
顯德府 | 현덕부 | Hyundeok Xiande |
中京/顯州 | 중경/현주 | Junggyeong/Hyeonju Zhongjing/Xianzhou |
Helong/Dunhua (和龍市/敦化市) |
|
Yemaek 예맥 濊貊 |
龍原府 | 용원부 | Yongwon Longyuan |
東京/慶州 | 동경/경주 | Donggyeong/Gyeongju Dongjing/Qingzhou |
Hunchun |
|
Okjeo 옥저 沃沮 |
南海府 | 남해부 | Namhae Nanhai |
南京/沃州 | 남경/옥주 | Namgyeong/Okju Nanjing/Wozhou |
Hamheung |
|
Goguryeo 고구려 高句麗 |
鴨綠府 | 압록부 | Amnok Yalü |
西京/神州 | 서경/신주 | Seogyeong/Sinju Xijing/Shenzhou |
Linjiang
|
|
Goguryeo 고구려 高句麗 |
長嶺府 | 장령부 | Jangnyeong Changling |
瑕州 | 하주 | Haju Xiazhou |
Jingyu (靖宇县) |
|
Buyeo 부여 夫餘 |
夫餘府 | 부여부 | Buyeo Fuyu |
扶州 | 부주 | Buju Fuzhou |
Kaiyuan |
|
Buyeo 부여 夫餘 |
鄚頡府 | 막힐부 | Makhil Moxie |
鄚州 | 막주 | Makju Mozhou |
Acheng (阿城) |
|
읍루 揖婁/우루부말갈 虞婁部靺鞨 |
定理府 | 정리부 | Jeongni Dingli |
定州 | 정주 | Jeongju/Dingzhou | Partizansk |
|
읍루 揖婁/우루부말갈 虞婁部靺鞨 |
安邊府 | 안변부 | Anbyeon Anbian |
安州 | 안주 | Anju Anzhou |
Olga
|
|
솔빈 率賓 |
率賓府 | 솔빈부 | Solbin Shuaibin |
華州 | 화주 | Hwaju Huazhou |
Ussuriysk/Shuaibin |
|
불열 拂涅 |
東平府 | 동평부 | Dongpyeong Dongping |
伊州 | 이주 | Iju Yizhou |
Dangbi (密山市/当壁鎮) |
이주(伊州) 몽주(蒙州) 타주(沱州)=Troitskoye 흑주(黑州) 비주(比州) |
철리 鐵利 |
鐵利府 | 철리부 | Cheolli Tieli |
德理鎮 | 덕리진 | Deongnijin/Delizhen | Yilan (依蘭郷) |
광주(廣州) 분주(汾州) 포주(蒲州) 해주(海州) 귀주(歸州) |
월희 越喜 |
懷遠府 | 회원부 | Hoewon Huaiyuan |
達州 | 달주 | Dalju | Tongjiang (同江市) |
달주(達州) 월주(越州) 회주(懷州) 기주(紀州) 부주(富州) 미주(美州) 복주(福州) 사주(邪州) 지주(芝州) |
월희 越喜 |
安遠府 | 안원부 | Anyuan Anwon |
寧州 | 영주 | Yeongju Ningzhou |
Dalnerechensk | 영주(寧州) 미주(郿州)=Spassk-Dalny 모주(慕州) 상주(常州) |
Former Balhae provinces
Wusuli River basins as well as the whole adjoining coastal zone along the Sea of Japan (East Sea).
- 약홀주(若忽州) (present-day Dandong)
- 목저주(木底州) (present-day Yewutai (葉武臺), Liaoning Province, near the Taizi River)
- 현도주 (玄兎州) (near present-day Manzhouli)
Correspondence
- Balhae Provinces coming from Andong protectorate :
- Namhae province is corresponding to former Qusu (Hangul: 거소주 Hanja/Hanzi :去素州), Qudan (Hangul: 거단주 Hanja/Hanzi :去旦州), 식리주(識利州)
- Wolhui province is corresponding to former Yuexi (Hangul: 월희주 Hanja/Hanzi :越喜州)
- Dongpyeong is corresponding to former Funie 불열주(拂涅州)
- Jangnyung is corresponding to former 제북주(諸北州)
- Yalu is corresponding to former 안시주(安市州) and 창암주(倉巖州)
- Hoewon is corresponding to former 연진주(延津州)
- Hyeondeok is corresponding to former 여산주(黎山州)
See also
- List of Provinces of Liao
External links
- (in Korean) 발해내 말갈의 위치에 관한 지도
- (in Korean) 발해 행정지도 5경 15부 62주
- (in Korean) 발해의 행정지도
- (in Japanese) Ningan the Supreme Capital of Balhae Kingdom
- (in Chinese) 渤海国行政区划(转贴)(中,朝)
- The Union of the Ye-mack Tungus and the Mohe-Ruzhen Tungus[permanent dead link]