The history map of Northern Yangzhou’s Prefectural Governor Department in the Eastern Han Dynasty of China

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The history map of Northern Yangzhou’s Prefectural Governor Department in the Eastern Han Dynasty of China

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Map Introduction

Yang Province during the Han Dynasty Period Yang Province was one of the Nine Provinces described in the Chinese classic Tribute of Yu. Its territory corresponded roughly to the area south of the Huai River, the Yangtze River basin, and the Lingnan region. The Rites of Zhou refers to the southeast as Yang Province, confirming its status as one of the "Nine Provinces."

The Yang Province Inspectorate was one of the thirteen provincial inspectorates of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Its historical evolution can be divided into the following stages:

Establishment and Function The Yang Province Inspectorate was first established in 106 BCE (the 5th year of the Yuanfeng era of Emperor Wu of Han). During the Eastern Han period, this system continued. The Inspector remained a supervisory official with a rank of 600 dan, responsible for inspecting the administration of commanderies and principalities, monitoring local powerful families, and addressing judicial injustices.

Relocation of the Administrative Seat * Western Han: The provincial seat was initially at Shouchun (present-day Shou County, Anhui). During the Eastern Han period, it was moved to Liyang (present-day He County, Anhui). * During Emperor Xian's reign: Due to frequent warfare, the seat of the Yang Province Inspectorate was briefly moved to Qu'e (present-day Danyang, Jiangsu).

Evolution of Power * Early Period: The Inspector's power was limited to supervising local officials. They had no fixed administrative seat and were required to report regularly to the imperial court. * Later Period: As central authority weakened, Inspectors gradually acquired significant local military and administrative powers, although they nominally remained supervisory officials.

Abolishment Date After the Sui Dynasty unified China, the Yang Province Inspectorate was re-established in 607 CE (the 3rd year of the Daye era) but was abolished shortly after the fall of the Sui Dynasty.

Map Source

The history map of Northern Yangzhou’s Prefectural Governor Department in the Eastern Han Dynasty of China is sourced from The Historical Atlas of China, Volume 2(3)—Maps of the Eastern Han Dynasty, published by SinoMaps Press on October 1, 1982, with Tan Qixiang as its author.

The Historical Atlas of China is an atlas focusing primarily on the historical administrative divisions and territories of China throughout its dynasties, compiled under the chief editorship of Tan Qixiang. The entire work spans from the primitive society to the end of the Qing dynasty, organized into 8 volumes and 20 sections according to historical periods, containing a total of 304 maps (not including illustrations). All maps juxtapose historical and modern geography. The compilation of this atlas began in the 1950s, it was seriously disturbed during the cultural revolution. The internal edition was published in 1975 but contained numerous errors. Publication of Volumes 1-8 occurred successively starting in 1982. The Historical Atlas of China is a rare and valuable resource for studying the historical administrative divisions of China.

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