The Historical Map of Jingzhou during the Western Jin Dynasty in China
发布时间 ：2016-10-24 11:29:00 UTC类别 ：Three Kingdoms, Two Jins, Southern and Northern Dynasties
Map Introduction
Administrative Adjustments
Following its establishment, the Western Jin designated Jing Province as one of its nineteen provinces (later increased to twenty-one). Its jurisdiction encompassed the territories historically recognized as Jing Province during both the Cao Wei and Eastern Wu periods. The provincial seat was initially located at Xiangyang before being relocated to Nan Commandery (modern Jiangling, Hubei). In the early Western Jin period, Jing Province administered 22 commanderies. Its vast domain included areas corresponding to modern: * Hubei (except Huanggang City), * Hunan (except Jianghua and Jiangyong counties), * Shaanxi (Ankang, as well as Zhashui and Zhen'an), * Henan (Nanyang, and counties like Lushan and Xinyang), * Chongqing (Wushan), * Jiangxi (Pingxiang, etc.), * Guangxi (Dao County, etc.), * Guizhou (Tongren and parts of Qiandongnan).
Division and Reorganization
Due to its immense size and the resulting administrative challenges, Jing Province was divided into three parts towards the end of the Western Jin Dynasty:
- Reduced Jing Province: Centered around Jiangling, it governed the Three Gorges area and its surroundings.
- Ying Province: Covered areas including modern Wuhan, Huangshi, and parts of Hunan and Guangxi.
- Xiang Province: Included the Xiang River basin in Hunan, northern Guangdong, and northeastern Guangxi.
Key Events * Yongjia Disturbances (311 AD): The Xiongnu captured Luoyang, leading to the collapse of Western Jin authority. * Emperor Min's Surrender (316 AD): The fall of the Western Jin Dynasty. Jing Province subsequently came under the administration of the Eastern Jin.
Geographical and Administrative Evolution
During the Western Jin, the theoretical jurisdiction of Jing Province covered modern Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, and Henan, among other regions. However, due to frequent warfare and population displacement, its effective control likely contracted in the later period. For example, during the Liu Song Dynasty (454 AD), parts of Jing Province were transferred to Ying Province.