57:, it administered 18 counties, namely Ye (鄴), Guantao (館陶), Chiqiu (斥丘), Sha (沙), Neihuang (內黃), Qingyuan (清淵), Wei (魏), Fanyang (繁陽), Yuancheng (元城), Liangqi (梁期), Liyang (黎陽), Jipei (即裴), Wushi (武始), Hanhui (邯會), Yin'an (陰安), Ping'en (平恩), Hangou (邯溝) and Wu'an (武安). The population was 909,655, or 212,849 households in 2 AD. By 140 AD, four counties (Jipei, Wushi, Hanhui, Hangou) had been resolved, whereas a new county, Quliang (曲梁), was added. The population was 695,606, or 129,310 households.
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64:, who expanded the commandery, increasing the total number of counties to 29. New official posts, Colonel of the East (東部都尉) and Colonel of the West (西部都尉) were created to assist in administering the territory. After the establishment of the
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466:Xu Province
355:Ji Province
312:Yu Province
241:Han dynasty
178:Book of Wei
164:Book of Jin
122:Book of Han
96:In Sui and
91:Sui dynasty
86:Book of Wei
77:Eastern Wei
70:Jin dynasty
55:Western Han
965:Categories
868:Youbeiping
108:References
75:Under the
53:. In late
32:commandery
948:Full list
848:Guangyang
782:Dingxiang
762:Shangdang
686:Yongchang
489:Guangling
484:Pengcheng
378:Zhongshan
373:Changshan
320:Yingchuan
290:Youfufeng
285:Zuopingyi
233:Provinces
878:Liaodong
805:Shuofang
777:Yunzhong
744:Dunhuang
719:Jincheng
656:Guanghan
646:Hanzhong
603:Jiujiang
585:Changsha
570:Lingling
565:Jiangxia
517:Pingyuan
451:Shanyang
436:Rencheng
431:Dongping
280:Jingzhao
275:Hongnong
244:(140 AD)
81:Jingzhao
931:Jiuzhen
926:Jiaozhi
858:Shanggu
767:Taiyuan
739:Jiuquan
734:Zhangye
709:Hanyang
666:Jianwei
628:Yuzhang
613:Lujiang
608:Danyang
575:Guiyang
555:Nanyang
532:Donglai
494:Linhuai
474:Donghai
441:Taishan
421:Chenliu
239:of the
66:Cao Wei
62:Cao Cao
24:Chinese
911:Cangwu
906:Nanhai
888:Lelang
883:Xuantu
873:Liaoxi
863:Yuyang
810:Wuyuan
787:Yanmen
724:Anding
704:Longxi
681:Yizhou
671:Zangke
618:Kuaiji
580:Wuling
527:Beihai
479:Langya
398:Handan
393:Qinghe
388:Hejian
270:Hedong
102:Anyang
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916:Yulin
825:Beidi
815:Shang
729:Wuwei
676:Yuexi
522:Le'an
512:Jinan
456:Jiyin
446:Jibei
403:Bohai
383:Xindu
330:Liang
325:Runan
265:Henei
260:Henan
40:Henan
36:Hebei
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843:Zhuo
820:Xihe
772:Xihe
714:Wudu
426:Dong
368:Julu
340:Chen
252:Sili
235:and
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853:Dai
661:Shu
560:Nan
363:Wei
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