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The Huainan Circuit covered the ancient Yangzhou region—in Han times the commanderies of Jiujiang, Lujiang, Jiangxia, and the like, along with Guangling, the kingdom of Liu'an, and portions of Nanyang, Runan, and Linhuai. Yang, Chu, Chuzhou, He, Lu, Shou, and Shu fell within the Xingji division; An, Huang, Shen, Guang, and Qi within the Quewei division. It comprised twelve prefectures and fifty-three counties. Its notable mountains were Mount Qian, Mount Tianzhu, Mount Luo, Mount Tu, and Mount Bagong. Its principal waterways were the Chu River, the Fei River, and Lake Chaohu. Its assessed tribute in kind included zhi silk, silk gauze, cotton, and cloth. Its court tribute comprised silk, cloth, ramie, and kudzu cloth. Yang Prefecture (Guangling commandery), a great-protectorate prefecture. Formerly Jiangdu commandery under southern Yan Prefecture. In Wude 7 it was renamed Han Prefecture after the Han Canal; in year 9 Yangzhou was restored; in Tianbao 1 (742) the commandery designation was revised. Local tribute included gold, silver, bronze ware, bronze mirrors, cotton, brocades for foreign merchants' robes and quilts, half-sleeve brocades, single-pattern damask, hall-eave rush mats, water-rhinoceros hide armor, yellow glutinous rice, black-joint rice, fish milt and paste, sugar-preserved crabs, honeyed ginger, lotus root, refined iron, azurite, white cogongrass, dodder seed, snake millet, and kudzu starch. It had two coin-mint superintendencies, at Danyang and Guangling. It registered 77,105 households and 467,857 persons. Seven counties. It had Wuchang Army, established in Yuanhe year one. It had Nanchang Army, established in Qianyuan year two and abolished in Yuanhe year six. Nanchang was eminent. It was originally Yuzhang. In Wude year five Zhongling County was divided off and established, and Nanchang County was also established; Sunzhou was established from Nanchang. In year eight the province was abolished, and Nanchang and Zhongling were also abolished. In Baoying year one Yuzhang was changed to Zhongling. During Zhenyuan the name was again changed. South of the county was East Lake; in Yuanhe year three the prefect Wei Dan opened the sluice gate of Southern Pond to regulate the river water and opened embanked ponds to irrigate fields. Fengcheng was upper-ranked. Jinhua was eminent. In Wude year eight Changshan County was abolished into it. In Chuigong year four it was called Jinshan, and in Shenlong year one its former name was restored. It had Baisha Mountain and Jinhua Mountain. It had copper. Yiwu was close-ranked. It was originally Wushang; in Wude year four Chouzhou was established from the county and named for Chou Cliff, and Huachuan County was also divided off and established. In year seven the province was abolished, Huachuan was abolished into Wushang, the name was changed, and it came under this prefecture. Yongkang was eminent. It was originally Jinyun; in Wude year four Lizhou was established, and in year eight the province was abolished, the name was changed, and it came under this prefecture. Dongyang was eminent. In Chuigong year two it was divided from Yiwu and established. It had Ge Mountain. Lanxi was close-ranked. In Xianheng year five it was divided from Jinhua and established. It had Wangyun Mountain and Dajia Mountain. Wucheng was upper-ranked. It was originally Wuyi; in Tianshou year two it was divided from Yongkang and established and its name was changed; during Tianyou it was again called Wuyi. Puyang. It had one military establishment, called Puyang. It had Yisheng Army and Jinghai Army, established in Baoying year one. In Dali year two Jinghai Army was abolished, and in Yuanhe year six Yisheng Army was abolished. In Zhonghe year two Yisheng Army was restored, and in Qianning year three it was called Zhendong. Kuaiji was eminent. It had Kuaiji Mountain, the southern marchmount, with a shrine. Forty li northeast was the sea-defense embankment, running more than one hundred li from Shangyu River to Shanyin to store water and irrigate fields; in Kaiyuan year ten the magistrate Li Junzhi added repairs, in Dali year ten the surveillance commissioner Huangfu Wen added repairs, and in Dahe year six the magistrate Li Zuoci again added repairs. It had tin. Shanyin was close-ranked. In Wude year seven it was divided from Kuaiji and established; in year eight it was abolished; in Chuigong year two it was restored; in Dali year two it was abolished; in year seven it was restored; in Yuanhe year seven it was abolished; and in year ten it was restored. Thirty li north was Yuewangshan Weir; in Zhenyuan year one the surveillance commissioner Huangfu Zheng cut through the mountain to store and discharge water, and also made the Zhuchu sluice gate twenty li northeast. Five li north was New River, and ten li northwest was Yundao Pond, both opened by the surveillance commissioner Meng Jian in Yuanhe year ten. Forty-six li northwest was Xinjing sluice gate, established by the surveillance commissioner Lu Gen in Dahe year seven. It had iron. Zhuji was eminent. It had Changzhou Army, established in Qianyuan year two and abolished in Dali year twelve. There was a Wuchang Army; it was established. There was a Changzhou Army; it was established and later abolished. It had four military prefectures: Jiangping, Xinlin, Fangshan, and Hanjiang. Jiangdu was eminent. Eleven li east was Leitang; in Zhenguan year eighteen the senior administrator Li Xiyu drew in a canal and also built Goucheng Pond to irrigate eight hundred qing of fields. It had the sluice gate of Aijing Embankment. In Zhenyuan year four, 788, the military governor Du Ya led the embankment from west of Jiangdu along the right side of Shugang toward the corner of the city to connect water transport and irrigate the fields beside the embankment. In Baoli year two the transport canal was shallow and shipments failed to arrive on schedule, so the salt-and-iron commissioner Wang Bo led a canal from Qili Harbor east into the official river to facilitate transport. It had copper. Jiangyang was eminent. In Zhenguan year eighteen it was divided from Jiangdu and established. It had the Shrine of Magistrate Kang; during Xiantong there was a great drought, and the magistrate prayed for rain with his own body, went into the water, and died, whereupon heavy rain immediately fell, and the people established a shrine for him. Liuhe was close-ranked. In Wude year seven Shiliang County was divided off and established, and Fangzhou was established from Shiliang and Liuhe counties. In Zhenguan year one the province was abolished; Shiliang was abolished, and Liuhe came under this prefecture. It had copper and iron. Hailing was eminent. In Wude year three its name was changed to Wuling, and Wuzhou was established from the county. In year seven the province was abolished, its former name was restored, and it came under this prefecture. In Jinglong year two Hai'an County was divided off and established; in Kaiyuan year ten it was abolished. It had salt offices. Gaoyou was upper-ranked. The counties were Jiangdu, Jiangyang, Liuhe, Hailing, and Gaoyou, all upper grade. An embankment there irrigates several thousand qing of fields; the military governor Li Jifu built it in the Yuanhe period. Yangzi was an eminent county created from Jiangdu in Yongchun 1. Tianchang, originally Qianqiu, was formed from Jiangdu, Liuhe, and Gaoyou in Tianbao 1, renamed in Tianbao 7, and had copper. Chu Prefecture, Huaiyin Commandery, was close-ranked. Originally the lands of Shanyang and Anyi in Jiangdu commandery; Zang Junxiang seized them and called the seat Eastern Chu Prefecture. In Wude 4 Junxiang submitted and the prefecture was established accordingly; in year 8 it received its present name. Local tribute included coarse cloth and ramie cloth. It registered 26,062 households and 153,000 persons. Four counties. Fuchuan was middle-lower-ranked. In Wude year four it was divided from Wuchuan and established. In Zhenguan year four Xiangyong and Wanzi of Qianzhou were assigned to Feizhou, and in year eleven they were abolished. Fuyang was middle-lower-ranked. Duotian was middle-lower-ranked. It was established in Wude year four and belonged to Sizhou; in Zhenguan year one it belonged to Wuzhou, and in year eight it came under this prefecture. Chengle was middle-lower-ranked. In Wude year four it was established by recruiting and pacifying the raw Lao, belonging to Sizhou; in Zhenguan year one it belonged to Wuzhou, and in year eight it came under this prefecture. Nanzhou, Nanchuan Commandery, was lower-ranked. Poyang was upper-ranked. In Wude year five Guangjin County was divided off and established, belonging to Haozhou; in year eight the province was abolished, and the county was abolished into Poyang. East of the county was Shaofu Dike; three li northeast was Duke Li's Dike, built by the prefect Li Fu in Jianzhong year one to guard against the river water. Four li northeast was Ma Pond, and six li north was Tu Lake, both built by the prefect Ma Zhi. Yugan was upper-ranked. In Wude year four Yuting and Changcheng counties were established; in year seven Yuting was abolished into Changcheng, and in year eight Changcheng was abolished into Yugan. It had Shen Mountain. Leping was upper-ranked. It was established in Wude year four, abolished in year nine, and later restored. It had gold, silver, copper, and iron. Fuliang was upper-ranked. It was originally Xinping; in Wude year four it was divided from Poyang and established, in year eight it was abolished, in Kaiyuan year four it was restored and called Xinchang, and in Tianbao year one its name was changed. Qianzhou, Nankang Commandery, was upper-ranked. Xi'an was eminent. It was originally Xin'an; in Wude year four Dingyang County was divided off and established, in year six it was abolished, and during Xiantong Xin'an was changed to Xi'an. Fifty-five li east was Shen Pond; in Kaiyuan year five, when wind and thunder shattered a mountain and blocked a stream to form a pond, it irrigated two hundred qing of fields. It had silver. Longqiu was close-ranked. It was originally Taimo. In Wude year four it was established, Guzhou was established from the county, and Baishi County was also established; in year eight the province was abolished. Taimo and Baishi were abolished into Xin'an. In Zhenguan year eight it was divided from Xin'an and Jinhua and restored, renamed Longqiu, and assigned to Wuzhou. In Ruyi year one Yingchuan County was divided off and established. In Zhengsheng year two Wu'an County was established, and later Wu'an was abolished. In Yuanhe year seven Yingchuan was abolished into Xin'an. It had Cen Mountain. Xujiang was upper-ranked. In Wude year four it was divided from Xin'an and established, in year eight it was abolished, and in Yongchang year one it was restored. Changshan was upper-ranked. In Xianheng year five it was divided from Xin'an and established, belonging to Wuzhou; in Chuigong year two it came under this prefecture, in Qianyuan year one it belonged to Xinzhou, and later its former status was restored. Chuzhou, Jinyun Commandery, was upper-ranked. It had Jiangning Army, established in Qianyuan year two. It had troops at Shitou Fortified Town. It had two garrisons, Xiashu and Huaishan. Shangyuan was eminent. It was originally Jiangning and belonged to Runzhou. In Wude year three Yangzhou was established from Jiangning and Lishui counties; Danyang, Liyang, and Anye counties were divided off and established, and Jiangning was changed to Guihua. In year seven, after Fu Gongshi was pacified, it was renamed Jiangzhou. In year eight it again became Yangzhou, Yanling and Jurong were also assigned to it, Anye was abolished into Guihua, and Guihua was changed to Jinling. In year nine the province was abolished, the area commandant moved his seat to Jiangdu, Jinling was renamed Baixia, and Baixia, Yanling, and Jurong were assigned to Runzhou, while Danyang, Lishui, and Liyang were assigned to Xuanzhou. In Zhenguan year nine Baixia was changed to Jiangning, and in Suzong's Shangyuan year two the name was changed again. It had copper and iron. It had Jiang Mountain. Jurong was eminent. In Wude year three Maozhou was established from Jurong and Yanling counties; in year seven the province was abolished and it belonged to Jiangzhou; in year nine it belonged to Runzhou. In Qianyuan year one it came under this prefecture. Thirty li southwest was Jiangyan Lake; during Linde the magistrate Yang Yanjia established it on the basis of an old Liang dike. It was later abandoned, and in Dali year twelve the magistrate Wang Xin restored it, making a pond one hundred li around and setting up two sluice gates to regulate drought, thereby opening ten thousand qing of fields. Jiangyan was old Red Mountain, renamed during Tianbao. It had copper and alum. Lishui was upper-ranked. In Qianyuan year one it belonged to Shengzhou; when the province was abolished, it returned to Xuanzhou. It had copper. Liyang was close-ranked. In Shangyuan year one it belonged to Shengzhou; when the province was abolished, it returned to Xuanzhou. It had Lake Mountain. It had copper and iron. Changzhou, Jinling Commandery, was eminent. It had Danyang Army, established in Qianyuan year two and abolished in Yuanhe year two. Dantu was eminent. It was originally territory of Yanling County and was established in Wude year three. In Kaiyuan year twenty-two, because north of the prefecture lay across the Yangzi and boats traveling by Guabu made a sixty-li detour, with much wind and waves, the prefect Qi Han opened Yilou River for twenty-five li from below the Jingkou dam straight toward a twenty-li crossing of the Yangzi, and set up a dam; each year the benefit was enormous, and boats no longer drifted away or sank. It had Gouli Mountain. Danyang was eminent. It was originally Qu'e. In Wude year two Yunzhou was established from the county. In year five it was called Jianzhou, taking its name from Jian Creek south of the county. In year eight the province was abolished and it came under this prefecture. In Tianbao year one its name was changed. It had Lian Pond, eighty li around; during Yongtai, the prefect Wei Sun restored it from an abandoned pond to irrigate the fields of Danyang, Jintan, and Yanling, and the people carved a stone to praise him. Jintan was close-ranked. It was originally territory of Qu'e County. At the end of Sui, local people gathered there for protection, and it became Jinshan County. After Sui fell, Shen Faxing also established Langya County, and Li Zitong used Langya to establish Maozhou, assigning Jinshan to it. When the rebels were pacified, this arrangement was continued, and later it belonged to Jiangzhou. In Wude year eight it was abolished into Yanling. In Chuigong year four it was restored, came under this prefecture, and its name was changed. Thirty li southeast were Southern and Northern Xie ponds; in Wude year two the prefect Xie Yuanchao restored them from old ponds to irrigate fields. Yanling was close-ranked. Its old seat was Dantu; in Wude year three it was separately established and belonged to Maozhou, later to Jiangzhou, and in year nine came under this prefecture. It had Mao Mountain. Shengzhou, Jiangning Commandery, was established in Zhide year two from Jiangning County of Runzhou, abolished in Shangyuan year two, and restored in Guangqi year three from Shangyuan, Jurong, Lishui, and Liyang counties. Qichun was upper-ranked. In Wude year four Qishui County was abolished into it. It had Guchui Mountain. Huangmei was upper-ranked. It was established in Wude year four; Southern Jinzhou was established from the county, and Yifeng, Changji, Tangyang, and Xincai counties were divided off and established. In year eight the province was abolished; Yifeng, Changji, Tangyang, and Xincai were abolished, and Huangmei came under this prefecture. Guangji was middle-ranked. It was originally Yongning; in Wude year four it was divided from Qichun and established, and in Tianbao year one its name was changed. It had iron. Qishui was upper-ranked. It was originally Xishui. In Wude year four its name was changed to Lanxi, and Luotian County was abolished into it. In Tianbao year one its name was again changed. It had iron. Anzhou, Anlu Commandery, was a middle-ranking area command. Shanyang, upper grade. The Changfeng weir was installed in the Dali period by the promotion-and-demotion commissioner Li Cheng to irrigate farmland. Yancheng was upper-ranked. It was originally the territory of the old Han county Yandu. At the end of Sui, the bandit Wei Che occupied the territory and established Shezhou together with Sheyang, Anle, and Xin'an counties. In Wude year four it submitted, and this arrangement was continued. In year seven the province was abolished, Sheyang, Anle, and Xin'an were abolished, and Yancheng County was established. It had 123 salt stations and had a superintendency. Baoying was eminent. It was originally Anyi. In Wude year four Cangzhou was established from the county; in year seven the province was abolished and it came under this prefecture. In Shangyuan year three its name was changed because a treasure that stabilized the state had been obtained. Eighty li southwest were Baishui Pond and Xian Pond, opened during Zhengsheng, with military colonies established there. Forty li southwest were Xuzhou Creek and Qingzhou Creek, and fifty li southwest was Dafu Creek; during Changqing the Baishui Pond military colonies were revived, and people from Qing, Xu, and Yang prefectures were mobilized to dig them; Dafu means Yangzhou. Four li north was Zhuzi Creek, also opened during Changqing. Huaiyin was middle-ranked. In Wude year seven it was abolished; in Qianfeng year two it was divided from Shanyang and restored. Ninety-five li south was Tangli Creek, opened in Changqing year two. Chuzhou, Yongyang Commandery, was upper-ranked. Yancheng, Baoying, and Huaiyin counties. Chuzhou Prefecture (Yongyang commandery), upper grade. Established in Wude 3 by splitting off territory from Yang Prefecture. Local tribute included coarse cloth, silk cloth, ramie, thin silk, and hemp. It had two copper mines. It registered 26,486 households and 152,374 persons. Three counties. Wuchuan was middle-lower-ranked. It was established in Wude year one. In Zhenguan year one, Ningyi, Fuyuan, Siyi, Mingyang, Gaofu, and Danchuan of abolished Yizhou and Danyang, Chengle, Ganhua, Siwang, and Duotian of abolished Sizhou were assigned to Wuzhou. Soon Siyi, Mingyang, and Danchuan were abolished; in year two Danyang was abolished; in year eight Ganhua was abolished; in year ten Gaofu was assigned to Qianzhou; and in year eleven Fuyuan was abolished. Siwang was middle-lower-ranked. It was established in Wude year three. Siqiong was middle-lower-ranked. In Kaiyuan year four it was established by opening territory of the raw Lao. Feizhou, Fuchuan Commandery, was lower-ranked. Zunyi was middle-lower-ranked. It was originally Gongshui; in Zhenguan year one it was established from Zangke territory, together with Gaoshan, Gongshan, Keying, Xieshi, and Shiyan counties. When Langzhou was abolished, the county was also abolished. In year thirteen the province was restored, and the county was also restored. In year fourteen Gongshui was changed to Luomeng, Gaoshan to Sheyue, Gongshan to Hujiang, Keying to Daishui, Xieshi to Luowei, and Shiyan to Hudao. In year sixteen Luomeng was changed to Zunyi. In Xianqing year five Sheyue, Hujiang, and Luowei were abolished. Furong was middle-lower-ranked. It was established in Zhenguan year five and belonged to Ezhou; in year eleven Yechuan was merged into it and it belonged to Laozhou. In Kaiyuan year twenty-six Yechuan and Hudao were abolished into it. Daishui. Huanggang was upper-ranked. In Wude year three Mulan County was abolished into it; Baocheng County was also divided off and established, and in year seven it was abolished. It had Mulan Mountain. Huangpi was middle-ranked. In Wude year three Southern Sizhou was established from the county; in year seven the province was abolished and it came under this prefecture. To the north it had Dahuo Pass and Baisha Pass. Macheng was middle-ranked. In Wude year three Tingzhou was established from the county, and Yangcheng County was also divided off and established. In year eight the province was abolished, Yangcheng was abolished, and Macheng came under this prefecture. In Yuanhe year three it was abolished into Huanggang, and in Jianzhong year three it was restored. Northwest was Muling Pass, on Muling Mountain. Northeast was Yinshan Pass. Shenzhou, Yiyang Commandery, was middle-ranked. Qingliu, upper grade. Quanjiao, dense-ranked. Yongyang was an upper-ranked county created from Qingliu in Jinglong 3. He Prefecture, Liyang Commandery, was upper-ranked. Local tribute included ramie cloth. It registered 24,794 households and 122,013 persons. Three counties. It had one military prefecture, Xinchuan. Liyang, upper grade. Mount Daoying, formerly Mount Baishi, and Mount Qiyin, formerly Mount Mei, were both renamed in Tianbao 6. Wujiang was upper-ranked. Two li southeast was Weiyou Ditch, which drew river water fifteen li to the city wall and irrigated five hundred qing of fields. During Kaiyuan, the assistant magistrate Wei Yin opened it, and in Zhenyuan year sixteen the magistrate You Chongyan repaired it again; the people enjoyed its benefits and named the ditch from their surnames. Hanshan was upper-ranked. In Wude year six it was divided from the old Longkang County territory of Liyang and established; in year eight it was abolished; in Chang'an year four it was restored and renamed Wushou; in Shenlong year one its former name was restored. Shouzhou, Shouchun Commandery, was a middle-ranking area command. Wujiang and Hanshan counties. Shou Prefecture (Shouchun commandery), a middle great-protectorate prefecture. Formerly Huainan commandery; renamed in Tianbao 1. Local tribute included silk cloth, zhi silk, tea, and fresh dendrobium. It registered 35,581 households and 187,587 persons. Five counties. Rongyi was middle-lower-ranked. It was established in Zhenguan year sixteen, together with Fuhuan and Lelai counties. In Xianheng year one Lelai was abolished. Fuhuan was middle-lower-ranked. Yelang was middle-lower-ranked. In Zhenguan year sixteen Zhenzhou was established by opening mountain caves, together with Yelang, Ligao, and Leyuan counties; later it became Yelang Commandery. In Yuanhe year three the province was abolished, and all the counties came under this prefecture. Ligao was middle-lower-ranked. Hongdao was upper-ranked. It was originally Yingdao, and in Tianbao year one its name was changed. Yantang was upper-ranked. It was originally Liangxing; Xiao Xian divided it from Yingdao and established it. After Xian was pacified, its name was changed to Tangxing; in Changshou year two it was called Wusheng; in Shenlong year one it was again called Tangxing; and in Tianbao year one its name was again changed. It had iron. Jianghua was middle-ranked. In Wude year four it was divided from Fengcheng County of Hezhou and established; in Wenming year one it was called Yunhan, and in Shenlong year one its name was changed. It had tin. Yongming was middle-ranked. It was originally Yongyang; in Zhenguan year eight it was abolished into Yingdao, in Tianshou year two it was restored, and in Tianbao year one its name was changed. It had silver and iron. Dali was middle-ranked. In Dali year two it was divided from Yantang and established. Chenzhou, Guiyang Commandery, was upper-ranked. Linhai was eminent. In Wude year four Zhang'an County was divided off and established, and in year eight it was abolished. It had iron. Tangxing was upper-ranked. It was originally Shifeng; in Wude year four it was divided from Linhai and established, in year eight it was abolished, in Zhenguan year eight it was restored, and in Gaozong's Shangyuan year two its name was changed. It had Tuqiang Mountain, Bi Mountain, and Tiantai Mountain. Huangyan was upper-ranked. It was originally Yongning; in Gaozong's Shangyuan year two it was divided from Linhai and established, and in Tianshou year one its name was changed. It had iron and salt. Le'an was upper-ranked. In Wude year four it was divided from Linhai and established, in year eight it was abolished, and in Gaozong's Shangyuan year two it was restored. Ninghai was upper-ranked. In Wude year four it was divided from Linhai and established, in year seven it was abolished into Zhang'an, and in Yongchang year one it was restored. It had iron and salt. Fuzhou, Changle Commandery, was a middle-ranking area command. Dingcheng was upper-ranked. In Wude year three Xianzhou was established; in Zhenguan year one the province was abolished and it came under this prefecture. Guangshan was upper-ranked. To the south was the old Muling Pass. Eight li southwest was Yushi Embankment; in Yonghui year four the prefect Pei Dajue accumulated water there to irrigate more than one hundred qing of fields. Xianju was upper-ranked. It was originally Le'an. In Wude year three Song'an County was divided off and established, and Guzhou was established from Song'an. In Zhenguan year one the province was abolished and Song'an was abolished. In Tianbao year one its name was changed. Yincheng was middle-ranked. In Wude year one Yizhou was established; in Zhenguan year one the province was abolished and it came under this prefecture. To the west was the old Dingcheng Pass. Gushi. Huaining was upper-ranked. In Wude year five Wancheng, Anle, Meicheng, and Wanyang counties were divided off and established; that year Anle was abolished, and in year seven Wancheng, Meicheng, and Wanyang were abolished. It had Wan Mountain. Susong was upper-ranked. In Wude year four Yanzhou was established from the county; in year seven Wangjiang was assigned to it; in year eight the province was abolished and all the counties came under this prefecture. It had Yangong Mountain. Wangjiang was middle-ranked. In Wude year four Gaozhou was established from the county, soon renamed Zhizhou. In year seven the province was abolished, and Wangjiang was assigned to Yanzhou. Taihu was upper-ranked. In Wude year four Qingcheng and Jingyang counties were divided off and established; in year seven Qingcheng was abolished into Jingyang, and in year eight Jingyang was abolished into Taihu. Tongcheng was close-ranked. It was originally Tong'an, and in Zhide year two its name was changed. After its seat was moved to Shancheng during Kaiyuan, the area had many fierce tigers and poisonous vipers; in Yuanhe year eight, 813, the magistrate Han Zhen burned and cleared the grasses and trees, and the harm was eliminated. Guangzhou, Yiyang Commandery, was upper-ranked. Shouchun, upper grade. Mount Bagong lies within the prefecture. Anfeng was close-ranked. In Wude year seven Xiaohuang and Feiling counties were abolished into it. Ten li northeast was Yongle Canal, irrigating fields on the high plain; in Guangde year two the chancellor Yuan Zai established it, and in Dali year thirteen it was abolished. Shengtang was upper-ranked. It was originally Huoshan. In Wude year four Huozhou was established from Huoshan, Yingcheng, and Qiancheng counties. In Zhenguan year one the province was abolished, Yingcheng and Qiancheng were abolished, and Huoshan came under this prefecture. In Shengong year one it was called Wuchang, in Shenlong year one its former name was restored, and in Kaiyuan year twenty-seven its name was changed. It had Kaihua County, established in Wude year four, and Qian County, established in year five; during Zhenguan both were abolished. Huoqiu was close-ranked. In Wude year four Liaozhou was established from Songzi and Huoqiu counties; in year seven the province was abolished, Songzi was abolished, and Huoqiu came under this prefecture. In Shengong year one it was called Wuchang. In Jingyun year one its former name was restored. Huoshan. Anfeng, Shengtang, Huoqiu, and Huoshan counties. Upper grade. In early Tianbao it was split off from Shengtang and established separately. It contains Mount Dabie and Mount Huo. Lu Prefecture (Lujiang commandery), upper grade. Local tribute included patterned gauze, crossed-shuttle silk cloth, tea, wax, butter, venison jerky, and fresh dendrobium. It registered 43,323 households and 205,396 persons. Five counties. Hefei, dense-ranked. Shen county, dense-ranked. Chao, originally Xiang’an, was upper-ranked; after the brief Wude establishment of Chao Prefecture and the counties Kaicheng and Fuyang, those units were abolished and Chao came under this prefecture. Lujiang was close-ranked. It has Mount Ru and Mount Baimao. Copper is mined there. Shucheng was an upper-ranked county created from Hefei and Lujiang in Kaiyuan 23. Shu Prefecture, Tong’an Commandery, was upper-ranked. Renamed Shengtang commandery in Zhide 2, then restored to its former name. Local tribute included ramie cloth, wine vessels, ironware, dendrobium, and wax. It registered 35,353 households and 186,398 persons. Five counties. Huaining, Susong, Wangjiang, Taihu, and Tongcheng counties. Guang Prefecture (Yiyang commandery), upper grade. The seat was originally at Guangshan; in Taiji 1 it was moved to Dingcheng. Local tribute included kudzu cloth and dendrobium. It registered 31,473 households and 198,580 persons. Five counties. Dingcheng, Guangshan, Xianju, Yincheng, and Gushi counties. Upper grade. Qi Prefecture (Qichun commandery), upper grade. Local tribute included white ramie, rush mats, deer-hair brushes, tea, and preserved white-flowered and black snake meat. It registered 26,809 households and 186,849 persons. Four counties. Qichun, Huangmei, Guangji, and Qishui counties. An Prefecture (Anlu commandery), a middle great-protectorate prefecture. Local tribute included blue-green ramie cloth and pickled bamboo-shoot melons. It registered 22,221 households and 171,202 persons. Six counties. Pengshui was upper-ranked. In Wude year one Dushang and Shicheng counties were divided off and established; in year two Yinglong, Hongdu, Xiangyong, and Wanzi counties were also divided off and established. In Zhenguan year four Feizhou was established from Xiangyong and Wanzi, and Yizhou was established from Dushang. In year ten Gaofu of Sizhou came under this prefecture, and in year eleven Gaofu was assigned to Yizhou. It had salt. Qianjiang was middle-lower-ranked. It was originally Shicheng, and in Tianbao year one its name was changed. Hongdu was middle-lower-ranked. Yangshui was middle-lower-ranked. It was originally Yinglong; in Xiantian year one it was called Yingchuan, and in Tianbao year one its name was changed. Xinning was middle-lower-ranked. It was originally Xin'an; in Wude year two its name was changed and it belonged to Yizhou; in Zhenguan year eleven the province was abolished and it came under this prefecture. Duru was middle-lower-ranked. In Zhenguan year twenty it was divided from Yinglong and established. Chenzhou, Luxi Commandery, was a middle-ranking area command. Lishui was upper-ranked. It was originally Kuocang; in Wude year eight Lishui County was abolished into it, and in Dali year fourteen its name was changed. It had copper, produced from Yuzhang and Xiaoyi mountains. Ten li east was Evil Creek, which had many water monsters; during Xuanzong's reign the prefect Duan Chengshi governed well, the water monsters disappeared, and the people called it Good Creek. It had Kuocang Mountain. Songyang was upper-ranked. It had one military prefecture, Yi'an. Anlu county. Upper grade. Yunmeng, middle grade. Mount Shen lies within the county. Xiaochang was middle-ranked. In Wude year four Huanzhou was established from the county, and Huanyang County was also established. In year eight the province was abolished, Huanyang was abolished, and Xiaochang came under this prefecture. In Baoying year two it belonged to Mianzhou, and later it again came under this prefecture. In Yuanhe year three it was abolished into Yunmeng. During Xiantong it was restored. Yingcheng was middle-ranked. It was originally Yingyang; in Wude year four its name was changed. In Yuanhe year three it was abolished into Yunmeng, and in Dahe year two it was restored. In Tianyou year two it was again called Yingyang. Jiyang was middle-ranked. In Yuanhe year three it was abolished into Yingshan and later restored. It had Baizhao Mountain. Yingshan was middle-ranked. In Wude year four Yingzhou was established from the county, and Lishan County was also divided off and established. In year eight the province was abolished, Lishan was abolished, and Yingshan came under this prefecture. It had the four old passes of Huangxian, Wuyang, Baiyan, and Pingjing. Huangzhou, Qi'an Commandery, was lower-ranked. Xiaochang, Yingcheng, Jiyang, and Yingshan counties. Huang Prefecture (Qi'an commandery), lower grade. Formerly Yong'an commandery; renamed in Tianbao 1. Local tribute included white ramie cloth, coarse cloth, forsythia, usnea lichen, and gadfly larvae. It registered 15,512 households and 96,368 persons. Three counties. Huanggang, Huangpi, and Macheng counties. Shen Prefecture (Yiyang commandery), middle grade. Local tribute included crimson kudzu cloth, ramie cloth, coarse cloth, tea, and gadfly larvae. It registered 25,864 households and 147,756 persons. Three counties. Yiyang, upper grade. The old Pingjing Pass lies to the south. Zhongshan county. Upper grade. Luoshan county. It was upper-ranked. In Wude year four Southern Luozhou was established from the county; in year eight the province was abolished and it came under this prefecture.
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On the right: the Huainan investigation commissioner, with his seat at Yang Prefecture. The Jiangnan Circuit covered the southern reaches of ancient Yangzhou—in Han times the commanderies of Danyang, Kuaiji, Yuzhang, Lujiang, Lingling, Guiyang, and the like, the kingdom of Changsha, and lands of Zangke, Jiangxia, and Nan commanderies. Run, Sheng, Chang, Su, Hu, Hang, Mu, Yue, Ming, Qu, Chu, Wu, Wen, Tai, Xuan, She, Chi, Hong, Jiang, Rao, Qian, Ji, Yuan, Xin, Fu, Fujian, Jian, Quan, Ting, and Zhang fell within the Xingji division; Yue, E, Tan, Heng, Yong, Dao, Chen, Shao, Qian, Chen, Jin, Shi, Xu, Jiang, Yi, Bo, Si, Fei, Nan, Xi, and Zhen within Quewei. It comprised fifty-one prefectures and two hundred forty-seven counties. Its notable mountains included Mount Heng, Mount Lu, Mount Mao, Mount Jiang, Mount Tianmu, Mount Tiantai, Mount Kuaiji, Mount Siming, Mount Kuocang, Mount Jinyun, Mount Jinhua, Mount Dayu, and Mount Wuyi. Its principal waterways were the Xiang, Gan, Yuan, and Li rivers, the Zhe River, and Lakes Dongting, Poyang, and Taihu. Its assessed tribute in kind included hemp and ramie. Its court tribute comprised gold, silver, gauze, damask, plantain fiber, kudzu cloth, cotton, thin silk, sharkskin, rattan paper, and cinnabar. Jiangnan East Circuit — Run Prefecture, Danyang commandery, illustrious grade. Established in Wude 3 from Yanling County in Jiangdu commandery and named for the Run Ford. Local tribute included gauze robes; damasks in water, square, fish-mouth, embroidered-leaf, and floral patterns; fire-hemp cloth; bamboo root and yellow millet; copper ware from Mount Funiu; sturgeon; and pickled fish. It registered 102,023 households and 662,706 persons. Four counties. Dantu, Danyang, Jintan, and Yanling counties. Sheng Prefecture, Jiangning commandery. Created in Zhide 2 from Jiangning in Run Prefecture, abolished in Shangyuan 2, then restored in Guangqi 3 from Shangyuan, Jurong, Lishui, and Liyang counties. Local tribute included writing brushes and sweet crabapple. Four counties. Shangyuan, Jurong, Lishui, and Liyang counties. Chang Prefecture, Jinling commandery, illustrious grade. Formerly Piling commandery; renamed in Tianbao 1. Local tribute included pongee, silk gauze, cloth, ramie, red and purple cotton kerchiefs, tight gauze, rabbit-fur cloth, black cloth, large and small fragrant rice, dragon-phoenix mats, purple-bamboo-shoot tea, and shuyu fish. It registered 102,633 households and 690,673 persons. Five counties. Jinling, illustrious grade. Wujin was eminent. It was established in Wude year three from the territory of old Lanling County, abolished into Jinling in Zhenguan year eight, and restored in Chuigong year two. Forty li west was Meng Channel, which drew Yangzi water southward to connect transport and irrigate four thousand qing of fields; in Yuanhe year eight the prefect Meng Jian opened it on the basis of an old canal. Jiangyin was eminent. In Wude year three Jizhou was established from the county, and Jiyang and Licheng counties were also divided off and established. In year nine the province was abolished, Jiyang and Licheng were abolished, and Jiangyin came under this prefecture. Yixing was close-ranked. In Wude year seven Southern Xingzhou was established from the county, and Linjin and Yangxian counties were also divided off and established. In year eight the province was abolished, Yangxian and Linjin were abolished, and Yixing came under this prefecture. It had Zhanggong Mountain. Wuxi was eminent. Five li south was Taibo Channel, which connected eastward with Li Lake; it too was opened by Meng Jian in Yuanhe year eight. Suzhou, Wu Commandery, was strong. Wujin, Jiangyin, Yixing, and Wuxi counties. Su Prefecture, Wu commandery, heroic grade. Local tribute included silk kudzu, silk floss, eight-cocoon silk, crimson damask, cloth, white-horn rush mats, grass mats and sandals, large and small fragrant rice, citrus, oranges, lotus root, mullet skin, blowfish, anchovy, duck tripe, fish maw, fish roe, white stone grease, and snake millet. It registered 76,421 households and 632,650 persons. Seven counties. Wu county, illustrious grade. Mount Bao lies within the county. Copper is mined there. Changzhou was an eminent county created from Wu in Wansui Tongtian 1. Jiaxing, also eminent, was established, abolished into Wu, and later restored; it had salt offices. Kunshan was eminent too. Changshu, dense-ranked. Haiyan, close-ranked, was abolished in Zhenguan 1 and restored in Jingyun 2; its channels and Han Pond served water control. It also had Guxian Mountain. Huating followed. Upper grade. Established in Tianbao 10 by splitting off territory from Jiaxing. Hu Prefecture, Wuxing commandery, upper grade. Established in Wude 4 from Wucheng County in Wu commandery. Local tribute included imperial garments, bird-eye damask, folded black cloth, cotton pongee, cloth, ramie, glutinous rice, yellow husked rice, purple-bamboo-shoot tea, papaya, Hangzhou chestnuts, milk tangerines, honey, and Golden Sand Spring water. It registered 73,306 households and 477,698 persons. Five counties. Wucheng, illustrious grade. One hundred twenty-three li east lies the official pond, opened in the Yuanhe period by Prefect Fan Chuanzheng. Twenty-five li southeast is the Lingbo embankment, opened in the Baoli period by Prefect Cui Xuanliang. Two li north is Pufan Pond, opened by Prefect Yang Hangong; rush sails were found when it was dug, giving the pond its name. Mount Bian lies within the prefecture. Lake Tai lies here, spanning the borders of Hu, Xuan, Chang, and Su prefectures. Wukang was upper-ranked. Li Zitong established Anzhou, also called Wuzhou. In Wude year four Zitong was pacified and the arrangement was continued; in year seven the province was abolished and the county belonged to Huzhou. It had Feng Mountain. It had copper. Changcheng was eminent. At the end of Daye Shen Faxing established Changzhou. In Wude year four Suizhou was established in its place, named from the ancient Sui'an County; it was also renamed Zhizhou, and Yuanxiang County was established. In year seven the province was abolished, Yuanxiang was abolished, and Changcheng came under this prefecture. It had West Lake, irrigating three thousand qing of fields; afterward it silted up and was abandoned, and in Zhenyuan year thirteen the prefect Yu Di restored it, so the people relied on its benefits. Gu Mountain had tea for tribute. It had copper. Anji was close-ranked. Shen Faxing established it in Yining year two. In Wude year four, after the rebels were pacified, the arrangement was continued, and the county was assigned to Taozhou. In year seven it was abolished into Changcheng. In Linde year one it was restored. Thirty li north was Dige Pond, and seventeen li north was Shigu Weir, which drew Tianmu Mountain water to irrigate one hundred qing of fields; both were established at the beginning of Shengli by the magistrate Qian'er Zhiming. It had copper and tin. Deqing was upper-ranked. It was originally Wuyuan; in Tianshou year two it was divided from Wukang and established; in Jingyun year two it was called Linxi, and in Tianbao year one its name was changed. Hangzhou, Yuhang Commandery, was upper-ranked. Wukang, Changcheng, Anji, and Deqing counties. Hang Prefecture, Yuhang commandery, upper grade. Local tribute included white woven damask, crimson damask, rattan paper, papaya, oranges, honeyed ginger, dried ginger, Job's tears, and achyranthes root. It had two salt superintendencies, at Linping and Xinting. It registered 86,258 households and 585,963 persons. Eight counties. It had Caishi Army, established in Qianyuan year two and abolished in Yuanhe year six. Xuancheng was eminent. In Wude year three Huai'an County was divided off and established, and in year six it was abolished. Sixteen li east was Dezheng Embankment, which drew a canal to irrigate two hundred qing of fields; the surveillance commissioner Chen Shaoyou established it in Dali year two. It had Jingting Mountain. Dangtu was close-ranked. In Wude year three Southern Yuzhou was established from the county; in year eight the province was abolished and it came under this prefecture. In Zhenguan year one Danyang County was abolished into it. In Qianyuan year one it belonged to Shengzhou, and in Shangyuan year two it again came under this prefecture. It had Shenwu Mountain. It had Caishi Garrison. It had copper and iron. Jing was close-ranked. In Wude year three Southern Xuzhou was established from the county, soon renamed Youzhou, and Nanyang and Anwu counties were also established. In year eight the province was abolished, Nanyang and Anwu were abolished, and Jing came under this prefecture. Guangde was close-ranked. It was originally Sui'an. In Wude year three Taozhou was established from the county, and Tongchen and Huaide counties were also established. In year seven the province was abolished, Tongchen and Huaide were abolished, and Sui'an came under this prefecture. In Zhide year two its name was changed. It had Heng Mountain. Nanling was eminent. In Wude year four it belonged to Chizhou; when the province was abolished, it came under this prefecture. Later Yi'an County was divided off and established, and Yi'an was then abolished to become the Tongguan Smeltery. Liguo Mountain had copper and iron. Fenghuang Mountain had silver. It had Danong Embankment, irrigating one thousand qing of fields; in Yuanhe year four the Ningguo magistrate Fan established it from an abandoned embankment, making a stone weir three hundred paces long, and the water reached sixty li. It had Yongfeng Embankment, in the Qingyi River, established in Xiantong year five. It had troops at Quetou Fortified Town. It had two coin-mint superintendencies, Meigen and Wanling. Taiping was upper-ranked. It had Yuhang Army, established in Qianyuan year two. It had Zhenhai Army, established at Runzhou in Jianzhong year two, abolished in Yuanhe year six, restored in Dahe year nine, and moved its encampment in Jingfu year two. It also had Wushan Garrison. Qiantang was eminent. Five li south was Shahe Pond, opened by the prefect Cui Yanzeng in Xiantong year two. It had Gaoting Mountain. Yanguan was close-ranked. In Wude year four it belonged to Eastern Wuzhou, in year seven it was abolished into Qiantang, and in Zhenguan year four it was restored. It had salt offices. It had a dike at Hanhai Pond, 124 li long, rebuilt in Kaiyuan year one. Yuhang was eminent. Qiantang, Yanguan, and Yuhang counties, illustrious grade. Upper Lake lies five li south and Lower Lake two li west; in the Baoli period Magistrate Gui Yao restored them on the site of Han Magistrate Chen Hun's works. North Lake, three li north, was also opened by Gui Yao and irrigates more than a thousand qing of fields. Gui Yao also built a causeway to the great northwest road—lofty, broad, and straight for more than a hundred li—so travelers need not fear mountains or rivers. Copper is mined there. Fuyang county. It was close-ranked. Fourteen li north was Yangbei Lake, opened by the magistrate Hao in Zhenguan year twelve. Sixty paces south was a dike, built in Dengfeng year one by the magistrate Li Junshi; it ran east from the sea and west to Xianpu to guard against flood damage. In Zhenyuan year seven the magistrate Zheng Zao further repaired it. Wangzhou had oranges for tribute. Yuqian was close-ranked. In Wude year seven Qianzhou was established from the county, and Linshui County was also established. In year eight the province was abolished, Linshui was abolished, and Yuqian came under this prefecture. Thirty li south, Zixi water irrigated fields; in Zhenyuan year eighteen the magistrate Du Yong opened it, and also dug a thirty-li canal to connect boats. It had Tianmu Mountain. Lin'an was close-ranked. In Chuigong year four, land from Yuhang and Yuqian was divided off and it was established at the old Linshui city. It had Shijing Mountain. Xincheng was upper-ranked. In Wude year seven it was abolished into Fuyang, and in Yongchun year one it was restored. Five li north was Guan Pond, which dammed water to irrigate fields and had nine inlets; it was opened in Yongchun year one. Tangshan was middle-ranked. In Chuigong year two Zixi County was divided from Yuqian and established. In Wansui Tongtian year one it was called Wulong; that year it again became Zixi, and Wulong County was also separately divided from Zixi and established. In Shengli year three Wulong was abolished into Zixi, and in Chang'an year four it was restored. In Shenlong year one Wulong was changed to Tangshan. In Dali year two both were abolished. At the beginning of Changqing, Tangshan was restored. Muzhou, Xinding Commandery, was upper-ranked. Yuqian, Lin'an, Xincheng, and Tangshan counties. Mu Prefecture, Xinding commandery, upper grade. Formerly Sui'an commandery, with its seat at Mount Zhi. Renamed Eastern Mu Prefecture in Wude 7, then restored to its former name in year 8. The seat was moved to Jiande in Wansui Tongtian 2. The commandery was renamed in Tianbao 1. Local tribute included patterned damask, rush mats, white quartz, silver flowers, and fine tea. It had two copper mines. It registered 54,961 households and 382,563 persons. Six counties. It had the Sanhe garrison. Jiande was upper-ranked. It was established in Wude year four, and in year seven it was abolished into Tonglu and Zhishan. In Yongchun year two it was restored. It had copper. Qingxi was upper-ranked. It was originally Zhishan; in Wenming year one it was called Xin'an, in Kaiyuan year twenty it was called Huanchun, and in Yongzhen year one its name was changed. Shouchang was upper-ranked. In Yongchang year one it was divided from Zhishan and established, in Zaichu year one it was abolished, and in Shenlong year one it was restored. Tonglu was close-ranked. In Wude year four Yanzhou was established from Tonglu, Fenshui, and Jiande. In year seven the province was abolished, and Tonglu came under this prefecture. Fenshui was upper-ranked. In Wude year seven it was abolished into Tonglu; in Ruyi year one it was restored and renamed Wusheng; in Shenlong year one its former name was restored. In Baoying year two Zhaode County was divided off and established, and in Dali year six it was abolished. Sui'an. Jiande, Qingxi, Shouchang, Tonglu, Fenshui, and Sui'an counties. Upper grade. Mount Shiying yields white quartz for tribute. Copper is mined there. Yue Prefecture, Kuaiji commandery, a middle great-protectorate prefecture. Local tribute included treasure-flower and floral gauze robes; white woven, crossed-shuttle, and ten-pattern floral damasks; light gauze, raw crepe, and floral gauze; Wu silk; cinnabar; rock honey; oranges; kudzu starch; porcelain; paper; and writing brushes. It had the Lanting salt superintendency. It registered 90,279 households and 529,589 persons. Seven counties. Kuaiji, Shanyin, and Zhuji counties, illustrious grade. Silver was smelted there. Two li east is a lake embankment built in the Tianbao period by Magistrate Guo Mizhi, irrigating more than twenty qing of fields. Yuyao was close-ranked. In Wude year four it was divided from old Juzhang County and established, and Yaozhou was established from the county; in year seven the province was abolished and it came under this prefecture. It had Feng Mountain and Siming Mountain. Shan was eminent. In Wude year four Shengzhou was established from the county, and Shancheng County was also divided off and established; in year eight the province was abolished, Shancheng was abolished, and Shan came under this prefecture. Xiaoshan was close-ranked. It was originally Yongxing, established in Yifeng year two, and in Tianbao year one its name was changed. Shangyu was upper-ranked. During Zhenyuan it was divided from Kuaiji and established. Twenty-seven li northwest was Renyu Lake, established by the magistrate Jin Yaogong in Baoli year two, irrigating two hundred qing of fields. Twenty li north was Li Lake, also established by Yaogong. Mingzhou, Yuyao Commandery, was upper-ranked. Yuyao, Shan, Xiaoshan, and Shangyu counties. Ming Prefecture, Yuyao commandery, upper grade. In Kaiyuan 26 Investigation Commissioner Qi Huan memorialized to establish it from Mao County in Yue Prefecture, naming it for Mount Siming in the region. Local tribute included Wu damask, crossed-shuttle damask, seafood, shuyu fish, and aconite root. It registered 42,207 households and 207,032 persons. Four counties. It had the Shangting garrison. Mao was upper-ranked. In Wude year four Yinzhou was divided from old Juzhang County and established; in year eight the province was abolished, and Mao County was established instead, belonging to Yuezhou. In Kaiyuan year twenty-six Wengshan County was divided off and established, and in Dali year six it was abolished. It had salt. Two li south was Xiaojiang Lake, irrigating eight hundred qing of fields; during Kaiyuan the magistrate Wang Yuanwei established it, and the people built a shrine to sacrifice to him. Twenty-five li east was West Lake, irrigating five hundred qing of fields; in Tianbao year two the magistrate Lu Nanjin opened and expanded it. Twelve li west was Guangde Lake, irrigating four hundred qing of fields; in Zhenyuan year nine the prefect Ren Tong repaired and expanded it on the basis of old traces. Forty li southwest was Zhongxia Weir, irrigating several thousand qing of fields; in Dahe year six the prefect Yu Jiyou built it. Fenghua was upper-ranked. In Kaiyuan year twenty-six it was divided from Mao and established. It had copper. Cixi was upper-ranked. In Kaiyuan year twenty-six it was divided from Mao and established. Xiangshan was middle-ranked. It originally belonged to Taizhou; in Shenlong year one it was divided from Ninghai and Mao and established, and in Guangde year two it came under this prefecture. Quzhou, Xin'an Commandery, was upper-ranked. Mao, Fenghua, Cixi, and Xiangshan counties. Qu Prefecture, Xin'an commandery, upper grade. Established in Wude 4 from Xin'an in Wu Prefecture, abolished in year 6 when Fu Gongshi seized it, then restored in Chuigong 2 from Xin'an, Longqiu, and Changshan in Wu Prefecture. Local tribute included cotton paper and bamboo fans. It registered 68,472 households and 440,411 persons. Four counties. Xi'an, Longqiu, Xujiang, and Changshan counties. Chu Prefecture, Jinyun commandery, upper grade. Formerly Kuo Prefecture and Yongjia commandery; the commandery was renamed in Tianbao 1 and the prefecture in Dali 14. Local tribute included cotton, wax, and coptis. It registered 42,936 households and 258,248 persons. Six counties. Lishui and Songyang counties, upper grade. In the Wude period the county was made into Song Prefecture; the prefecture was abolished in year 8 and the county was attached here. Silver was mined on Mount Ma'an. Jinyun, Qingtian, Suichang, and Longquan are restored here with their ranks and creation histories, including Jinyun Mountain and the later restoration of Suichang. Wu Prefecture, Dongyang Commandery, was upper-ranked. Local tribute included cotton, kudzu, ramie cloth, rattan paper, lacquer, Chisongjian rice, fragrant japonica rice, kudzu starch, and coptis. It registered 144,086 households and 707,152 persons. Seven counties. Jinhua, Yiwu, Yongkang, Dongyang, Lanxi, Wucheng, and Puyang counties. Upper grade. Established in Tianbao 13 from Yiwu and Lanxi and from Fuyang in Hang Prefecture. Wen Prefecture, Yongjia commandery, upper grade. Established in Shangyuan 1 under Emperor Gaozong from Yongjia and Angu in Kuo Prefecture. Local tribute included cloth, citrus, oranges, sugarcane, and sharkskin. It had the Yongjia salt superintendency. It registered 42,814 households and 241,690 persons. Four counties. Yongjia’s entry now preserves the Wude creation of Dongjia Prefecture and its four counties, the Zhenguan abolition, and Angu’s upper rank. Copper was mined there. Hengyang was upper-ranked; in Dazu year 1 it was restored by division from Angu. Yuecheng was upper-ranked; in Wude year 7 it was abolished into Yongjia, and in Zaichu year 1 it was restored. Tai Prefecture, Linhai Commandery, was upper-ranked. Formerly Hai Prefecture, established in Wude 4 from Linhai in Yongjia commandery. Local tribute included gold lacquer, sweet citrus, dried ginger, hawksbill aromatics, sharkskin, and flying squirrels. It registered 83,868 households and 489,015 persons. Five counties. Linhai, Tangxing, Huangyan, Le'an, and Ninghai counties. Fu Prefecture, Changle commandery, a middle great-protectorate prefecture. Formerly the seat of Jian'an commandery under Quanzhou; separately established in Wude 6; called Min Prefecture in Jingyun 2; the prefecture was renamed in Kaiyuan 13 and the commandery in Tianbao 1. Local tribute included banana-cloth, sea clams, patterned fans, tea, and olives. It registered 34,084 households and 75,876 persons. Ten counties. It had Jinglüe Army. It had Ninghai Army, established in Zhide year two and abolished in Yuanhe year six. Min was eminent. Five li east was the sea dike, built by the magistrate Li Rong in Dahe year two. Before this, every sixth month the tidewater was salty and briny and many grain shoots died; when the dike was completed, stream water was stored to grow rice, and the three hundred households of that area all had good fields. Houguan was close-ranked. It was established in Wude year six, abolished in year eight, divided from Min and restored in Chang'an year two, abolished in Yuanhe year three, and restored in year five. It had salt offices. Seven li southwest was Hongtang Inlet, running east from Shixiao River through Pi Creek to Liu Bridge to connect boats; it was opened by the surveillance commissioner Wang Hong in Zhenyuan year eleven. Changle was upper-ranked. It was originally Xinning; in Wude year six it was divided from Min and established, and soon its name was changed. In Yuanhe year three it was abolished into Futang, and in year five it was restored. It had salt. Ten li east was a sea dike, built by the magistrate Li Rong in Dahe year seven; ten sluice gates were set up to resist the tide, storing water during drought and draining water during rain, and so it became good fields. Futang was upper-ranked. It was originally Wan'an; in Shengli year two it was divided from Changle and established, and in Tianbao year one its name was changed. It had iron. Lianjiang was upper-ranked. It was originally Wenma; in Wude year six it was divided from Min and established, and soon its name was changed. It had salt. Eighteen li northeast was Cai Pond, built in Zhenguan year one. Changxi was middle-lower-ranked. It was established in Wude year six, soon abolished into Lianjiang, and restored in Chang'an year two. It had salt. Gutian was middle-lower-ranked. In Yongtai year two it was divided from Houguan and Youxi and established. Meixi was middle-ranked. In Zhenyuan year one it was divided from Houguan and established. Yongtai was middle-ranked. In Xiantong year two it was divided from Lianjiang and Min and established. Youxi was middle-lower-ranked. In Kaiyuan year twenty-nine it was established by opening mountain caves. It had silver, copper, and iron. Jianzhou, Jian'an Commandery, was upper-ranked. Min, Houguan, Changle, Futang, Lianjiang, Changxi, Gutian, Meixi, Yongtai, and Youxi counties. Jian Prefecture, Jian'an commandery, upper grade. Established in Wude 4. Local tribute included banana-cloth, floral silk, and bamboo-fiber cloth. It registered 22,770 households and 142,774 persons. Five counties. Jian'an County, upper grade. Silver and copper were mined there. Shaowu was middle-lower-ranked. It originally belonged to Fuzhou. In Wude year four Suicheng County was divided off and established and belonged to Jianzhou; in year seven Shaowu came under this prefecture. In Zhenguan year three Suicheng was abolished into it. It had copper and iron. Pucheng was close-ranked. It was originally Wuxing; in Wude year four its name was changed to Tangxing; later it was abolished into Jian'an; in Zaichu year one it was restored; in Tianshou year two it was called Wuning; in Shenlong year one it was again called Tangxing; and in Tianbao year one its name was changed. Jianyang was upper-ranked. It was established in Wude year four, abolished into Jian'an in year eight, and restored in Chuigong year four. It had Wuyi Mountain. Jiangle was middle-lower-ranked. In Wude year five it was divided from Shaowu and established, belonging to Fuzhou; in year seven it was abolished; in Chuigong year four it was restored from Shaowu and the territory of old Suicheng County; in Yuanhe year three it was abolished, and in year five it was restored. Jinquan had gold. It also had silver and iron. Quanzhou, Qingyuan Commandery, was upper-ranked. Shaowu, Pucheng, Jianyang, and Jiangle counties. Quan Prefecture, Qingyuan commandery, upper grade. Formerly Wurong Prefecture, established in Shengli 2 from Nan'an, Putian, and Longxi in Quanzhou, first seated at Nan'an and later at Jinjiang. In year 3 the prefecture was abolished and its counties were restored to Quan Prefecture. It was restored in Jiushi 1. It was renamed in Jingyun 2. Local tribute included cotton, silk, banana-cloth, and kudzu. It registered 23,806 households and 160,295 persons. Four counties. From the prefecture due east by sea, a two-day voyage reaches Gaohua Island, then Biebi Island after two more days, and Liuqiu (Ryukyu) after one day more. Jinjiang was upper-ranked. In Kaiyuan year eight it was divided from Nan'an and established. One li north was the Jin River; in Kaiyuan year twenty-nine the vice prefect Zhao Yizhen dug a ditch to connect boats to the foot of the city wall. One li east was Shangshu Pond, irrigating more than three hundred qing of fields; in Zhenyuan year five the prefect Zhao Chang established it, naming it Changren Pond. Later Chang became a minister, and the people remembered him, so they changed the name. One li southwest was Tianshui Huai, irrigating 180 qing of fields; in Dahe year three the prefect Zhao Qi opened it. It had salt. Nan'an was close-ranked. In Wude year five Fengzhou was established from the county, and Putian County was also divided off and established. In Zhenguan year one the province was abolished, and the two counties came under this prefecture. It had salt and iron. Putian was upper-ranked. In Wude year five it was divided from Nan'an and established. One li west was Zhuquan Pond, five li south was Lixi Pond, two li southwest was Yongfeng Pond, twenty li south was Heng Pond, forty li northeast was Jieyang Pond, and twenty li southeast was Guoqing Pond; together they irrigated 1,200 qing of fields, and all were established during Zhenguan. Seven li north was Yanshou Embankment, irrigating more than four hundred qing of fields, established during Jianzhong. Xianyou was middle-ranked. It was originally Qingyuan; in Shengli year two it was divided from Putian and established, and in Tianbao year one its name was changed. Tingzhou, Linting Commandery, was lower-ranked. Jinjiang, Nan'an, Putian, and Xianyou counties. Ting Prefecture, Linting commandery, lower grade. Established in Kaiyuan 24 by opening the mountain settlements of Fuzhou and Fu Prefecture, first seated at Xinluo and moved to Baishi in Dali 4, all within Changting County. Local tribute included candles. It registered 4,680 households and 13,702 persons. Three counties. Changting County, lower-middle grade. Copper and iron were mined there. Ninghua and Sha now include their ranks, earlier names, transfers, restorations, and mineral notes. Zhang Prefecture, Zhangpu Commandery, was lower-ranked. Established in Chuigong 2 from the southwestern part of Fu Prefecture and named for the Zhang River to the south, with Zhangpu and Huai'en counties also created; first seated at Zhangpu, moved to Li'aochuan in Kaiyuan 4 and to Longxi in Qianyuan 2. Local tribute included hawksbill aromatics and sharkskin. It registered 5,846 households and 17,940 persons. Three counties. The Longxi, Longyan, and Zhangpu entries now preserve their ranks, transfers, county merger, and Mount Liang.
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On the right: the Eastern Circuit investigation commissioner, with his seat at Suzhou. Jiangnan West Circuit — Xuan Prefecture, Xuancheng commandery, illustrious grade. Local tribute included silver, bronze ware, thin silk, white ramie, red carpets with silk fringe, rabbit-fur cloth, mats, paper, writing brushes, shuyu fish, coptis, and verdigris. It had one lead pit. It registered 121,204 households and 884,985 persons. Eight counties. Xuancheng, Dangtu, Jing, Guangde, Nanling, and Taiping counties, upper grade. Established in Tianbao 11 from Dangtu and Jing, abolished in the Dali period, and restored in the Yongtai period. Ningguo and Jingde are restored with their ranks, abolition and restoration history, and Ningguo’s silver. She Prefecture, Xin’an Commandery, was upper-ranked. Local tribute included white ramie, mats, paper, and coptis. It registered 38,320 households and 269,109 persons. Six counties. She, dense-ranked. Twelve li southeast is Lügong Shoal, formerly Chelun Shoal, where fierce currents often capsized boats until Prefect Lü Jizhong spent his salary to hire laborers to cut a channel through it and make the water safe. Mount Zhubo lies within the county. Xiuning’s entry now includes Fang Qing’s occupation, the mountain defense, the creation and later abolition of Guide County, and You’s upper rank. Jixi County. It was middle-lower-ranked. It was originally Beiye; in Yonghui year five it was divided from She and established, and later its name was changed. It had silver and lead. Wuyuan was upper-ranked. In Kaiyuan year twenty-eight it was divided from Xiuning and established. Qimen was middle-lower-ranked. In Yongtai year two Fang Qing was pacified, and because of his fortifications, territory from Yi and Fuliang of Raozhou was divided off and the county was established. Forty li west was Wuling Ridge; during Yuanhe the magistrate Lu Min cut stone to make a winding road. Thirteen li southwest was Changmen Rapids, which often overturned boats; Min opened a sluice gate to level its narrows, called Lord Lu's Creek. Later the sluice gate was abandoned. In Xiantong year three the magistrate Chen Ganjie used his salary to hire people to tunnel through stone and pile timber as a crossbeam, diverting a canal along the mountain so the remaining current entered Gan Creek, and boat travel became safe. Chizhou was upper-ranked. Wuyuan and Qimen counties. Chi Prefecture, upper grade. Established in Wude 4 from Qiupu and Nanling in Xuan Prefecture, abolished in Zhenguan 1 with the counties restored to Xuan Prefecture, then re-established in Yongtai 1 from Qiupu and Qingyang in Xuan Prefecture and Zhide in Rao Prefecture. Local tribute included paper and iron. It had one lead pit. Four counties. Qiupu, dense-ranked. Mount Wushi was held in early Guangde by the rebels Chen Zhuang and Fang Qing. Silver and copper were mined there. Qingyang, Zhide, and Shidai now include their ranks, establishment histories, transfers, and mineral notes. Hong Prefecture, Yuzhang Commandery, was an upper-ranked area command. Local tribute included kudzu cloth, silk cloth, plum syrup, and navel oranges. It had one copper mine. It registered 55,530 households and 353,231 persons. Seven counties. Nanchang and Fengcheng, upper grade. During the Tianyou period it was renamed Wugao. Gao'an was eminent. It was originally Jiancheng; in Wude year five its name was changed, Jingzhou was established from the county, and Wangcai, Huayang, Yifeng, and Yangle counties were also established. In year seven it was called Mizhou and then renamed Junzhou. In year eight the province was abolished; Huayang, Wangcai, Yifeng, and Yangle were abolished, and Gao'an came under this prefecture. It had Mi Mountain. Jianchang was close-ranked. In Wude year five Nanchangzhou was established, and Long'an, Yongxiu, and Xinwu counties were also divided off and established. In year eight the province was abolished; Yongxiu, Long'an, and Xinwu were abolished, and Jianchang came under this prefecture. One li south was the water-defense dike, built by acting magistrate He Yiyu in Huichang year six. Two li west was another dike, built by the magistrate Sun Yong in Xiantong year three. Xinwu was upper-ranked. In Yongchun year two it was divided from Jianchang and restored. Wuning was upper-ranked. In Chang'an year four it was divided from Jianchang and established, in Jingyun year one it was called Yuning, and in Baoying year one its former name was restored. Fenning was upper-ranked. In Zhenyuan year fifteen it was divided from Wuning and established. Jiangzhou, Xunyang Commandery, was upper-ranked. Gao'an, Jianchang, Xinwu, Wuning, and Fenning counties. Jiang Prefecture (Xunyang commandery), upper grade. Formerly Jiujiang commandery; renamed in Tianbao 1. Local tribute included kudzu cloth, paper, verdigris, and fresh dendrobium. It registered 19,025 households and 105,744 persons. Three counties. It had garrisons at Hukou and Pencheng. Xunyang was close-ranked. It was originally Pencheng; in Wude year four its name was changed, and Pencheng County was also separately divided off and established; in year five Chucheng County was divided from Pencheng and established; in year eight Pencheng was abolished; and in Zhenguan year eight Chucheng was abolished. To the south was Gantang Lake, built by the prefect Li Bo in Changqing year two, with sluice gates set up to store and release the water's force. To the east was the Qiushui Dike, built by the prefect Wei Heng in Dahe year three; to the west was the Duanhong Dike, built by the prefect Zhang Youxin in Huichang year two to block water damage. It had silver and copper. It had Lu Mountain. It had Pengli Lake, also called Gongting Lake. Pengze was upper-ranked. In Wude year five Haozhou was established, and Duchang and Lecheng counties were also divided off and established. In year eight the province was abolished, Lecheng was abolished, and Pengze and Duchang belonged to Jiangzhou. It had copper. Duchang was upper-ranked. One li south was Magistrate Chen's Pond, built by the magistrate Chen Kefu in Xiantong year one to block floodwater. Ezhou, Jiangxia Commandery, was close-ranked. Xunyang, Pengze, and Duchang counties. E Prefecture (Jiangxia commandery), dense-ranked. Local tribute included silver, verdigris, and coarse cloth. It had the Fengshan coin-mint superintendency. It registered 19,190 households and 84,563 persons. Seven counties. Jiangxia, illustrious grade. Iron was mined there. Yongxing now includes copper, iron, and Changle Weir; Wuchang was close-ranked. Mount Fan stood there; silver, copper, and iron were mined. Puchi, upper grade. Tangnian was upper-ranked. In Tianbao year two it was established by opening mountain caves. Hanyang was middle-ranked. It was originally Hanyang Commandery of Mianzhou; in Wude year four it was established from Hanyang and Chazhou counties of Mianyang Commandery. In Baoying year two Xiaochang of Anzhou was assigned to it. In Jianzhong year two the province was abolished, and in year four it was restored. In Yuanhe year three Xiaochang was abolished. In Baoli year two the province was again abolished, and the two counties came under this prefecture. Chachuan was middle-ranked. In Wude year four it was divided from Hanyang and established. Yuezhou, Baling Commandery, was middle-ranked. Tangnian, Hanyang, and Chachuan counties. Yue Prefecture (Baling commandery), middle grade. Formerly Ba Prefecture; renamed in Wude 6. Local tribute included ramie cloth and turtle shells. It registered 11,740 households and 50,298 persons. Five counties. Baling, upper grade. Iron was mined there. Mount Dongting lies there. It stands in Lake Dongting. Huarong’s temporary name Rongcheng and Qiaojiang’s middle rank are restored. Formerly Yuanjiang county; renamed during the Qianning period. Xiangyin and Changjiang now include their ranks and county-formation notes. Rao Prefecture, Poyang Commandery, was upper-ranked. Local tribute included flake gold, silver, rush mats, and tea. It had the Yongping coin-mint superintendency. It had three copper mines. It registered 40,899 households and 244,350 persons. Four counties. Poyang, Yugan, Leping, and Fuliang counties. Qian Prefecture (Nankang commandery), upper grade. Local tribute included silk cloth, ramie cloth, bamboo-fiber cloth, rock candy, plums, osmanthus seeds, and spotted bamboo. It registered 37,647 households and 275,410 persons. Seven counties. It had garrison troops at Youkou and the Baizhang garrison. Gan county, upper grade. Qianhua, upper grade. Mount Meiling lies there. Nankang, upper grade. Tin was mined there. Mount Dayu lies there. Yudu was upper-ranked. It had gold; in Tianyou year one, 904, the Ruijin Office was established. It had Jun Mountain and Bangu Mountain. Xinfeng was upper-ranked. It was originally Nan'an; in Yongchun year one it was divided from Nankang and established, and in Tianbao year one, 742, its name was changed. Dayu was middle-ranked. In Shenlong year one, 705, it was divided from Nankang and established. It had lead and tin. It had Hengpu Pass. Anyuan was middle-ranked. In Zhenyuan year four, 788, it was divided from Yudu and established. It had iron and tin. Jizhou, Luling Commandery, was upper-ranked. Yudu, Xinfeng, Dayu, and Anyuan counties. Ji Prefecture (Luling commandery), upper grade. Local tribute included silk and kudzu fiber, ramie cloth, zhichi paper, and spotted bamboo. It registered 37,752 households and 337,032 persons. Five counties. Luling, dense-ranked. Taihe, Anfu, and Xingan now include their ranks, short-lived Wude prefectures, county mergers, and Mount Wang. Yongxin was an upper-ranked county created from Taihe in Xianqing 2. Yuan Prefecture, Yichun Commandery, was upper-ranked. Local tribute included white ramie cloth. It had one copper mine. It registered 27,093 households and 144,096 persons. Three counties. Yichun, upper grade. The Yichun Spring there supplied wine sent as tribute. Ten li southwest, the Li Canal—dug by Prefect Li Jiangshun—drew water from Mount Yangshan into the city. Iron was mined there. Pingxiang, upper grade. Xinyu county. Upper grade. The place name was originally written with the character for "crossing"; after the Tianbao era the homophonous character for "allegory" was adopted instead. Xin Prefecture, upper grade. Established in Qianyuan 1 from Yiyang in Rao Prefecture, Changshan and Yushan in Qu Prefecture, and territory of Jian and Fu prefectures. Local tribute included kudzu starch powder. It had the Yushan coin-mint superintendency. It had one copper mine and one lead mine. Four counties. Shangrao’s establishment, abolition, restoration, Yongfeng merger, and metal resources are restored; Yiyang was upper-ranked. Silver was mined there. Guixi was a middle-ranked county created from Yiyang in Yongtai 1. Yushan followed. Upper grade. Established in Zhengsheng 2 from Changshan, Xujiang, and Yiyang. Silver was mined there. Fu Prefecture (Linchuan commandery), upper grade. Local tribute included gold-thread cloth, kudzu cloth, bamboo arrows, and red tangerines. It registered 30,605 households and 176,394 persons. Four counties. Linchuan, upper grade. Gold and silver were mined there. Nancheng, Chongren, and Nanfeng now include their ranks and the brief counties created from them. Tan Prefecture, Changsha Commandery, was a middle-ranked area command. Local tribute included silk and kudzu fiber, silk cloth, and papaya. It registered 32,272 households and 192,657 persons. Six counties. It had one military prefecture, Changsha. It had garrisons at Lukou and Huashi. It had garrison troops at Qiaokou. Changsha, illustrious grade. Gold was mined there. Xiangtan, dense-ranked. Formerly subordinate to Heng Prefecture; it was reassigned here after the Yuanhe era. Mount Hengshan lies within it. Xiangxiang was close-ranked. In Wude year four it was divided from Hengshan and established. Yiyang was upper-ranked. In Wude year four Xinkang County was divided off and established, and in year seven it was abolished. In Yongtai year one the area commandant Zhai Guan opened a new road from Wangfu Station through Fuqiu to Xiangxiang. Liling was middle-ranked. In Wude year four it was divided from Changsha and established. It had Wangqiao Mountain. Liuyang was middle-ranked. In Jinglong year two it was divided from Changsha and established. Hengzhou, Hengyang Commandery, was upper-ranked. Xiangxiang, Yiyang, Liling, and Liuyang counties. Heng Prefecture (Hengyang commandery), upper grade. Formerly Hengshan commandery; renamed in Tianbao 1. Local tribute included flake gold and cotton paper. It registered 33,688 households and 199,228 persons. Six counties. It had garrisons at Rongfen, Dongkou, and Pingyang. Hengyang was close-ranked. It was originally Linzheng; it was established in Wude year four, and in year seven Zhong'an and Xincheng counties were abolished into it. In Kaiyuan year twenty its name was changed. It had Ximu Mountain. Hengshan was upper-ranked. It originally belonged to Tanzhou, and in Shenlong year three it came under this prefecture. It had the Shrine of Hengshan, the Southern Marchmount. Changning was middle-lower-ranked. It was originally Xinning, and in Tianbao year one its name was changed. You was middle-ranked. In Wude year four Southern Yunzhou was established, and Chaling, Anle, Yinshan, Xinxing, and Jianning counties were also divided off and established. In Zhenguan year one the province was abolished; Chaling, Anle, Yinshan, Xinxing, and Jianning were abolished, and You came under this prefecture. Chaling was middle-ranked. In Shengli year one it was divided from You and restored on the basis of the old county. Leiyang was upper-ranked. It was originally Leiyin, and in Wude year four its name was changed. Yongzhou, Lingling Commandery, was middle-ranked. Hengyang, Hengshan, Changning, You, Chaling, and Leiyang counties. Yong Prefecture (Lingling commandery), middle grade. Local tribute included kudzu, arrow bamboo, Lingling incense, rock honey, and stone swallow. It registered 27,494 households and 176,168 persons. Four counties. It had garrison troops at Matian. It had garrisons at Leishi and Luhong. Lingling, upper grade. Qiyang’s creation, abolition, restoration, and iron are restored; Xiangyuan was upper-ranked. Gold and iron were mined there. Guanyang was a middle-ranked county created from Xiangyuan, abolished in Wude 7, and restored in Shangyuan 2. Dao Prefecture, Jianghua Commandery, was middle-ranked. Formerly Ying Prefecture; established in Wude 4 from Yingdao and Yongyang in Lingling commandery; called South Ying Prefecture in year 5; renamed in Zhenguan 8; abolished into Yong Prefecture in year 17; re-established in Shangyuan 2. Local tribute included white ramie, Lingling incense, and rhinoceros horn. It registered 22,551 households and 139,063 persons. Five counties. Hongdao, Yantang, Jianghua, Yongming, and Dali counties. Chen Prefecture (Guiyang commandery), upper grade. Local tribute included red coin, ramie cloth, and silk cloth. It had the Guiyang coin-mint superintendency. It registered 33,175 households. Eight counties. Chen, upper grade. Mount Maling lies within it. Yizhang was middle-lower-ranked. Xiao Xian divided it from Chen and established it; in Wude year seven it was abolished, and in year eight it was restored. It had silver, copper, and lead. Pingyang was upper-ranked. Zixing was upper-ranked. It was originally Jinxing; in Zhenguan year eight it was abolished, and in Xianheng year three it was restored and renamed. Gaoting was middle-lower-ranked. It was originally Anling; in Kaiyuan year thirteen it was divided from Chen and established, and in Tianbao year one its name was changed. Yichang was middle-lower-ranked. Linwu was middle-lower-ranked. In Ruyi year one it was called Longwu, and in Shenlong year one its former name was restored. Lanshan was upper-ranked. It was originally Nanping; it was established in Xianheng year two, and in Tianbao year one its name was changed. Shaozhou, Shaoyang Commandery, was lower-ranked. Yizhang and Pingyang, upper grade. Zixing, Gaoting, and Yichang, lower-middle grade. Linwu and Lanshan counties. Shao Prefecture (Shaoyang commandery), lower grade. Formerly South Liang Prefecture; established in Wude 4 by partitioning Shaoyang from Tan Prefecture, with Shaoling and Jianxing counties also set up; renamed in Zhenguan 10. Local tribute included silver and rhinoceros horn. It registered 10,773 households and 71,644 persons. Two counties. Nanchuan was middle-lower-ranked. It was originally Longyang; it was established in Wude year two, together with Fuhua, Longwu, Danxi, and Lingshui counties. In Zhenguan year eleven Fuhua, Longwu, and Lingshui were abolished. In Xiantian year one Longyang was changed to Nanchuan. Sanxi was middle-lower-ranked. It was established in Zhenguan year five; in year seven Dangshan, Lanshan, Guide, and Wenxi counties were also established; in year eight all were abolished. Xizhou, Lingxi Commandery, was lower-ranked. Shaoyang and Wugang now include their ranks, mergers, former name, and Mount Wenjin.
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The Western Circuit investigation commissioner was based at Hong Prefecture. Qiannan Circuit — Qian Prefecture (Qianzhong commandery), a lower great-protectorate prefecture. Formerly Qian'an commandery; renamed in Tianbao 1. Local tribute included rhinoceros horn, bright cinnabar, and wax. It registered 4,270 households and 24,204 persons. Six counties. Pengshui, Qianjiang, and Hongdu, lower-middle grade. Yangshui, Xinning, and Duru counties. Chen Prefecture (Luxi commandery), a middle great-protectorate prefecture. Formerly Yuanling commandery; renamed in Tianbao 1. Local tribute included bright cinnabar, rhinoceros horn, goldthread, and yellow ivory. It registered 4,241 households and 28,554 persons. Five counties. Yuanling, upper grade. Luxi, Xupu, Mayang, and Chenxi now preserve their ranks, origins, Mount Wu, Longmen’s brief existence, and cinnabar caves. Luxi, Xupu, Mayang, and Chenxi were middle grade. Jin Prefecture (Luyang commandery), lower grade. Established in Chuigong 2 from Mayang County territory in Chen Prefecture and the Kai Cave District. Local tribute included bright cinnabar and rhinoceros horn. It registered 2,872 households and 14,374 persons. Five counties. Luyang, lower-middle grade. Zhaoyu, lower-middle grade. Weiyang, lower-middle grade. Changfeng and Luopu now include their ranks, former names, and transfer history. Shi Prefecture, Qinghua Commandery, was lower-ranked. Formerly Qingjiang commandery; renamed in Tianbao 1. Local tribute included flake gold, rhinoceros horn, goldthread, wax, and medicinal fruit. It registered 3,702 households and 16,444 persons. Two counties. Qingjiang and Jianshi now include their ranks, the Kaiyi merger, and the short-lived Ye Prefecture. Xu Prefecture, Tanyang Commandery, was lower-ranked. Formerly Wu Prefecture; established in Zhenguan 8 from Longbiao County in Chen Prefecture; called Yuan Prefecture in Tianshou 2; restored as Wu Prefecture in Kaiyuan 13 when its name proved homophonous with "plain"; renamed in Dali 5. Local tribute included flake gold and rhinoceros horn. It registered 5,368 households and 22,738 persons. Three counties. Longbiao and Langxi now include their ranks and the brief creation of Yelang, Langxi, and Siwei. Tanyang was a middle-lower-ranked county created from Longbiao in Xiantian 2. Jiang Prefecture, Longxi Commandery, was lower-ranked. Formerly Wu Prefecture; established in Chang'an 4 from Yelang and Weixi counties in Yuan Prefecture; renamed He Prefecture in Kaiyuan 13 when "dance" and "martial" had similar sounds; called Ye Prefecture in year 20; renamed again in Dali 5. Local tribute included flake gold, rhinoceros horn, and wax. It registered 1,672 households and 7,284 persons. Three counties. Eshan, Weixi, and Zijiang now include Eshan’s former name and Weixi’s creation from Yelang. Eshan, Weixi, and Zijiang were lower-middle grade. Formerly subordinate to Chong Prefecture; in Tianbao 3 it was abolished as a regular prefecture and made a loose-rein prefecture, with its counties reassigned here. Yi Prefecture (Yiquan commandery), lower grade. Originally Sui Mingyang commandery territory; established in Wude 4 from Ningyi County in Si Prefecture; abolished in Zhenguan 1; re-established in Zhenguan 4 from Dushang County in Qian Prefecture by opening the southern barbarian lands; the seat was moved to Suiyang in year 11. Local tribute included rhinoceros horn and wax candles. It registered 1,284 households and 1,013 persons. Five counties. Suiyang, lower-middle grade. Mount Suiyang lies within the county. Dushang, lower-middle grade. Yiquan was middle-lower-ranked. It originally belonged to Mingyang Commandery. In Wude year two Yizhou was established from Xin'an, Yiquan, and Suiyang counties, and Dulao and Yangchuan counties were also established. In year five it was called Zhizhou. In Zhenguan year four Dulao was abolished. In year five, Le'an, Yilin, Furong, and Yechuan of abolished Ezhou were assigned to it, and later it also governed Suiyang of abolished Yizhou. In year eleven it was called Laozhou, and the seat was moved to Yiquan. In year sixteen the province was abolished; Suiyang, Le'an, and Yilin were abolished; Suiyang, Yiquan, and Yangchuan came under this prefecture; and Furong and Yechuan belonged to Bozhou. Yangchuan was middle-lower-ranked. Yiquan and Yangchuan counties, lower-middle grade. Ningyi county. It was middle-lower-ranked. In Wude year four, Yelang, Shenquan, Fengle, Suiyang, Jiweng, Fuyuan, Mingyang, Gaofu, Siyi, Danchuan, Xuanci, and Ciyue counties were divided off and established. In year six Jiweng was abolished. When the province was abolished, Yelang, Shenquan, and Fengle were abolished; Ningyi, Fuyuan, Mingyang, Gaofu, Siyi, and Danchuan belonged to Wuzhou; Xuanci and Ciyue belonged to Fuzhou; and Suiyang belonged to Zhizhou. In Zhenguan year six Jiweng County was restored and came under this prefecture. In year eleven Gaofu also came under this prefecture. After Yonghui, Jiweng and Gaofu were abolished. In Kaiyuan year twenty-five Ningyi again came under this prefecture. Bozhou, Bo Commandery, was lower-ranked. Bo Prefecture, Bochuan commandery, lower grade. Formerly Lang Prefecture. Established in Zhenguan 9 from Zangke in the Sui Zangke commandery, abolished in year 11, restored in year 13 and renamed. Local tribute included spotted bamboo. It registered 490 households and 2,168 persons. Three counties. Zunyi, Furong, and Daishui counties. Lower-middle grade. Si Prefecture, Ningyi commandery, lower grade. Formerly Wu Prefecture. Established in Wude 4 from Wuchuan and Fuyang in the Sui Badong commandery; renamed in Zhenguan 4. Local tribute included wax. It registered 1,599 households and 12,021 persons. Three counties. Wuchuan, Siwang, and Siqiong counties. Fei Prefecture, Fuchuan commandery, lower grade. Established in Zhenguan 4 by splitting Fuchuan and Fuyang from Si Prefecture amid the opening of the southern frontier. Local tribute included wax. It registered 429 households and 2,609 persons. Four counties. Fuchuan and Fuyang counties, lower-middle grade. Duotian and Chengle counties. Nan Prefecture, Nanchuan commandery, lower grade. Established in Wude 2 amid the opening of the southern frontier, renamed Bo Prefecture in year 3, then restored to its former name in year 4. Local tribute included spotted cloth. It registered 443 households and 2,043 persons. Two counties. Nanchuan and Sanxi counties. Xi Prefecture, Lingxi commandery, lower grade. Established in Tianshou 2 by splitting off territory from Chen Prefecture. Local tribute included cinnabar sand, rhinoceros horn, and tea buds. It registered 2,184 households and 15,282 persons. Two counties. Daxiang, upper grade. Santing was a middle-lower-ranked county created from Daxiang in Zhenguan 9, with Mount Dayou. Zhen Prefecture, Zhenxi Commandery, was lower-ranked. Established in Zhenguan 16 amid the opening of mountain frontier districts. Local tribute included patterned tortoise shells, spotted cloth, and cinnabar sand. It registered 879 households and 5,045 persons. Five counties. Rongyi and Fuhuan counties, lower-middle grade. Yelang and Ligao counties, lower-middle grade. Leyuan county. Lower-middle grade.
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On the right: the Qianzhong investigation commissioner, with his seat at Qian Prefecture.
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