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Le'an Commandery (Chinese: 樂安郡) was a historical commandery in China, located in present-day central and northern Shandong.

The commandery was established as Qiansheng Commandery (千乘郡) during Emperor Wu of Han's reign from part of Qi Commandery's territory. In late Western Han, it administered 15 counties: Qiansheng (千乘), Dongzou (東鄒), Shiwo (溼沃), Ping'an (平安), Bochang (博昌), Liaocheng (蓼城), Jianxin (建信), Di (狄), Langhuai (琅槐), Le'an (樂安), Beiyang (被陽), Gaochang (高昌), Fan'an (繁安), Gaowan (高宛) and Yanxiang (延鄉). In 60 AD, Qiansheng became the fief of Liu Jian (劉建), a son of Emperor Ming, who died the next year without issue. In 79, Qiansheng was granted to Liu Kang (劉伉), brother of Emperor He. The territory was renamed to Le'an in 95. Kang's grandson Hong (鴻) was the father of Emperor Zhi. After the latter's accession to the throne, Hong was gifted a richer territory, Bohai, as his new fief, and Le'an was converted back to an imperial commandery. By 140 AD, the number of counties and marquessates in Le'an had decreased to 9: Linji (臨濟, formerly Di), Qiansheng, Gaowan (高菀), Le'an, Bochang, Liaocheng, Li (利), Yi (益), and Shouguang (壽光).

In Western Jin, Le'an became the fief of Sima Jian (司馬鑒), a son of Sima Zhao, and then Jian's son Ji (籍). After Jin dynasty, Le'an became part of Liu Song dynasty until Emperor Ming's reign, when it was conquered by Northern Wei. The commandery was abolished in early Sui dynasty.

Population

Dynasty Western Han Eastern Han Western Jin Liu Song Northern Wei
Year 2 140 280 464 534
Households 116,727 74,400 11,000 2,259 5,916
Population 490,720 424,075 14,991 13,239

References

  1. Zhou, Zhenhe (1987). Xihan Zhengqu Dili 西汉政区地理. Beijing: People's Press. pp. 100–102.
  2. ^ Book of Han, Chapter 28.
  3. Book of Later Han, Chapter 155.
  4. ^ Book of Later Han, Chapter 112.
  5. Book of Jin, Chapter 38.
  6. Book of Jin, Chapter 15.
  7. Book of Song, Chapter 36.
  8. Book of Wei, Chapter 106.
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