The history map of Youzhou's Prefectural Governor Department in the Eastern Han Dynasty of China

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The history map of Youzhou's Prefectural Governor Department in the Eastern Han Dynasty of China

发布时间：2016-10-24 11:29:00 UTC

类别：Qin and Han Dynasties Historical Maps

Map Introduction

You Province during the Eastern Han Dynasty You Province was an ancient administrative division. According to historical texts, it was located within the domain of Ji Province mentioned in the Tribute of Yu. When Emperor Shun established twelve regional governors, You Province was one of them. The Rites of Zhou states: "The northeast is called Youzhou." The Chunqiu Yuanming Bao notes: "The constellation Ji scattered to form Youzhou, which was divided into the State of Yan." The name, meaning "dark" or "gloomy," was derived from the region's association with the northern darkness. You Province was one of the ancient Nine Provinces and later one of the Thirteen Inspectorates of the Han Dynasty. During the Sui and Tang dynasties, it served as a key military stronghold, transportation hub, and commercial center in northern China.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, You Province administered eleven commanderies and feudal principalities, encompassing ninety counties, towns, and marquisates. The seat of government for You Province was Ji County, with its historical site located near present-day Guang'anmen in the southwestern part of Beijing's urban area. Its jurisdiction roughly corresponded to modern-day Beijing, northern Hebei, southern Liaoning, and the northwestern part of the Korean Peninsula.

Also known as the You Province Inspectorate, it governed the following commanderies: Dai, Shanggu, Zhuo, Guangyang, Yuyang, Youbeiping, Liaoxi, Liaodong, Xuantu, the Liaodong Dependent State, and Lelang.

Map Source

The online historical map of the You Province Inspectorate during the Eastern Han Dynasty in 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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