Shanggu Commandery
Shanggu Commandery (
The commandery was established by the state of
In early Eastern Han, some of the Wuhuan people settled within the empire's northern borders. Ning County in Shanggu became the seat of an office known as the "Colonel protecting the Wuhuan" (護烏桓校尉), which was in charge of relationships with the Wuhuan and Xianbei tribes and had the rank equivalent to that of a commandery's Grand Administrator (太守). A seasonal market was also established there.[4]
During Emperor Wu of Jin's reign, a new Guangning Commandery was established. Shanggu had 2 counties and 4,070 households, while Guangning administered 3 counties and 3,950 households. During the Sixteen Kingdoms era, the area was successively held by Later Zhao, Former Yan, Former Qin and Later Yan.[5] Later, Shanggu became part of Northern Wei until the Xiaochang era when it was lost during the Rebellion of Six Garrisons (六鎮之亂). It covered 2 counties – Pingshu (平舒) and Juyong – and had 3,093 households.[6] The commandery was abolished in early Sui dynasty.
In Sui and
References
- ^ Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 110.
- ^ Book of Han, Chapter 28.
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 113.
- ^ Bielenstein, Hans (1980). The Bureaucracy of Han Times. Cambridge University Press. p. 111.
- ^ Book of Jin, Chapter 14.
- ^ Book of Wei, Chapter 106.
- ^ New Book of Tang, Chapter 39.