Nan Commandery

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Nan Commandery (Chinese: 南郡, "Southern Commandery") was a Chinese commandery that existed from the Warring States period to Tang dynasty. Its territories covered present-day central and western Hubei province, as well as parts of Chongqing. The seat was Jiangling, present-day Jingzhou, Hubei.

History

Nan Commandery was established by

King Zhao (278 BC), after Qin had conquered the Chu capital Ying.[1] After the fall of Qin, Nan Commandery became the fief of Gong Ao, a noble of Chu, and his son Gong Wei, until it was conquered by Emperor Gaozu of Han.[2]

In the

Western Han dynasty, the commandery consisted of 18 counties: Jiangling (江陵), Linju (臨沮), Yiling (夷陵), Huarong (華容), Yicheng (宜城), Ying (郢), Zhi (踬), Dangyang (當陽), Zhonglu (中盧), Zhijiang (枝江), Xiangyang (襄陽), Bian (編), Zigui (秭歸), Yidao (夷道), Zhouling (州陵), Ruo (若), Wu (巫) and Gaocheng (高成). The total population in 2 AD was 718,540 individuals, in 125,579 households.[3] By 140 AD, the population had grown to 747,604, in 162,570 households.[4]

During the

Southern and Northern dynasties era, only 6 counties remained in the commandery, while the population had decreased further to 75,087 individuals in 14,544 households by mid-5th century.[6] The commandery was abolished in early Sui dynasty
after reunification.

In Sui dynasty and early Tang dynasty, Nan Commandery became an alternative name of Jing Prefecture. The commandery administered 10 counties, and had a population 58,836 households.[7]

References

  1. ^ Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 5.
  2. ^ Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 7.
  3. ^ Book of Han, Chapter 28.
  4. Book of Later Han, Chapter 112
    .
  5. ^ Book of Jin, Chapter 15.
  6. ^ Book of Song, Chapter 37.
  7. ^ Book of Sui, Chapter 31.
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