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

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

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Jiao Province, an ancient geographical name, was formerly known as the Jiaozhi Inspectorate. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, in the 8th year of the Jian'an era (203 CE) under Emperor Xian, the Jiaozhi Inspectorate was renamed Jiao Province. It governed areas comprising present-day Guangdong, Guangxi, and northern and central Vietnam, with its provincial seat at Panyu.

Establishment and Adjustments In the early Eastern Han period, the local people, led by the Trung Sisters, rebelled and established a short-lived independent regime that lasted for three years. This rebellion was later suppressed by Ma Yuan.

During the reign of Emperor Shun of the Eastern Han (139 CE), a Chams leader named Qu Lian killed the Han-appointed magistrate of Xianglin County in Rinan Commandery. He subsequently seized control of most of the former Rinan Commandery area (central Vietnam) and southern Vietnam. Influenced by Indian culture, he established the Champa Kingdom (initially named Linyi, but later commonly referred to as Champa after its capital, Champa City), with Brahmanism as the state religion. Its border with China was at Hue. "The Grand Administrator of Jiaozhi, Zhou Chang, requested the establishment of a province, but the court rejected the proposal. Instead, Zhou Chang was appointed as the Inspector of Jiaozhi."

In the 11th year of the Jianwu era (35 CE) of the Eastern Han, Emperor Xian transformed the Jiaozhi Inspectorate into Jiao Province and moved its administrative seat to Panyu (present-day Guangzhou, Guangdong). This adjustment made Jiao Province an administrative region governing seven commanderies and fifty-six counties, encompassing present-day Guangdong, Guangxi, and northern and central Vietnam.

Changes in Authority During the Eastern Han period, the function of the Inspector evolved from a purely supervisory official to one combining both administrative and military responsibilities. For instance, in the 15th year of the Jian'an era (210 CE), the seat of Jiao Province was moved back to Panyu. Later, during the Three Kingdoms period, the state of Wu further divided Jiao Province into Guangzhou and Jiao Province, thereby reducing the actual jurisdictional scope of Jiao Province.

Relocation of the Administrative Seat In the late Eastern Han period, the seat of the Jiao Province Inspectorate was moved from Panyu to Longbian (east of present-day Hanoi, Vietnam). This change reflected the power struggle between local forces and central control and also marked the end of Jiao Province as an independent administrative entity.

Map Source

The history map of Jiaozhou Tashi'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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