Chapter 13 Section 4 States and vassal states of the Eastern Han Dynasty

The names of the counties and states of the Eastern Han Dynasty generally restored the old system of the Western Han Dynasty, but there were some changes and additions and deletions.In the early days of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, due to the sharp drop in population after the war, the number of people decreased significantly, and then gradually increased. Compared with the Western Han Dynasty, the following points are worthy of attention: The 13 prefectures in the Western Han Dynasty were only supervisory districts, not first-level administrative districts in the county.In the later Han Dynasty, especially during the Yellow Turban Uprising, the imperial court did not send governors, but instead sent people with high positions to sit in a certain place to take charge of and handle the government affairs in the state. They were called state pastors, not governors. The chief executive at the first level, thus forming a three-level administrative system of states, counties, and counties.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Shuofang Governor’s Department was merged into the Bingzhou Governor’s Department, but the Sili Xiaowei Department where the capital was located was parallel to the state. Therefore, both the Western Han and Eastern Han Dynasties maintained the names of 13 departments. The Eastern Han Dynasty established its capital in Luoyang, with Chang'an as its western capital, and Liu Xiu rose in Wan County, Nanyang County, with Nanyang as its southern capital, so it has the title of three capitals. Before and after the Han Dynasty, the kingdoms and kingdoms of the Marquis changed a lot, and the buildings were different. Some names were changed, and some territories were adjusted. It is worth noting that the Eastern Han Dynasty also had the establishment of duchies. Northeast), and Dongjun has the Duke of Wei (in the southeast of Qingfeng County, Henan today), and they are actually similar to the jurisdiction of the Hou State.

In the Western Han Dynasty, there was a subordinate state captain in the frontier area, which was roughly at the same level as the county.During the reign of Emperor An of the Eastern Han Dynasty, six vassal states of Qianwei, Guanghan, Shujun, Zhangye, Juyan, and Liaodong were established in the border areas. The connection between the Western Regions and the Central Plains was cut off during the reign of Wang Mang, and was restored through the determined management of Ban Chao and Ban Yong during the Eastern Han Dynasty.Ban Yong also wrote the article "Biography of the Western Regions".At that time, the northern line passing through the present-day Turpan Basin was becoming more and more important, with less sand damage than West Chuyangguan. Ban Yong was once the chief historian of the Western Regions. It is possible that the Western Regions Protectorate was renamed the Western Regions Changshifu at that time.