Pingyuan Commandery ( Chinese : 平原郡 ) was a historical commandery of China, existing from Han dynasty to Tang dynasty . It was centered around present-day northwestern Shandong province.
6-504: The commandery was carved out of the Jibei Kingdom during Emperor Jing of Han 's reign. Pingyuan administered 19 counties and marquessates in late Western Han , including Pingyuan (平原), Ge (鬲), Gaotang (高唐), Chongqiu (重丘), Pingchang (平昌), Yu (羽), Ban (般), Leling (樂陵), Zhu'e (祝阿), Yuan (瑗), Eyang (阿陽), Luoyin (漯陰), Li (朸), Fuping (富平), Ande (安德), Heyang (合陽), Louxu (樓虛), Longpou (龍哣), and An (安). In Eastern Han, Pingyuan twice became
12-407: A kingdom or principality. It was granted to Liu Sheng (劉勝), son of Emperor He in 106, and to Liu Shuo (劉碩), brother of Emperor Huan in 148. The kingdom was abolished in 206 and Pingyuan was administered as a commandery again. Pingyuan consisted of 9 counties, namely Pingyuan, Gaotang, Ban, Ge, Zhu'e, Leling, Shiyin (濕陰), Ande and Yanci (厭次) in 140 AD. In late Eastern Han, a new principality, Leling,
18-510: The Rebellion of the Seven States , Zhi was stripped of his fief, and part of Jibei was transferred to Liu Bo (劉勃), a former Prince of Hengshan (衡山) and son of Liu Chang (劉長), Prince of Huainan (淮南), while the rest was separated to become Pingyuan Commandery . Bo and his descendants held Jibei until 86 BC. Afterwards, the kingdom was abolished and merged into Taishan Commandery . Jibei Kingdom
24-410: Was a kingdom of Han dynasty , in present-day northern Shandong and southern Hebei . The kingdom was first established on the lands of Qi in 178 BC for Liu Xingju , son of Liu Fei, Prince of Qi , King of Qi. In 177 BC, Xingju committed suicide after a failed attempt of rebellion, and Jibei was merged back to Qi. In 164 BC, Jibei again became a kingdom under Liu Zhi (劉志), another son of Fei. After
30-577: Was created, and Leling and Yanci counties were transferred to the new principality. After Han dynasty, the commandery was successively held by Cao Wei , Jin and Liu Song dynasties. During Emperor Ming of Song 's reign, it was conquered by Northern Wei . It was abolished in early Sui dynasty . In Sui and Tang dynasties, Pingyuan Commandery became the alternative name for De Prefecture . It administered 6 counties in 742: Ande, Changhe (長河), Pingyuan, Pingchang, Jiangling (將陵) and Anling (安陵). Jibei Kingdom Jibei Kingdom ( Chinese : 濟北國 )
36-432: Was established for a second time in 90 AD, and granted to Liu Shou (劉壽), son of Emperor Zhang . The kingdom lasted to the end of Eastern Han. Jibei was subsequently converted to a commandery , though it would again become the fief of various imperial princes during Cao Wei and Western Jin dynasties. In 140 AD, the kingdom consisted of 5 counties, Lu (盧), Sheqiu (蛇丘), Gang (剛), Cheng (成) and Chiping (茌平). The population
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